page_title: Indiana Democratic Party
section_title: 20th century
hierarchical_section_title: Indiana Democratic Party / History and important figures / 20th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Thomas Riley Marshall
context_page_description: The Democratic Party of Indiana is the affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Indiana.
  The Indiana Democratic Party currently holds two of Indiana's nine Congressional seats. The party Chairman is John Zody.
context_section_description: As the city of Indianapolis grew into a massive urban area, Democrats began to continuously represent the city in the state legislature. Thomas Taggart, the mayor of Indianapolis from 1895–1901, became the first Hoosier to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee. In 1913, Thomas Marshall, Governor of Indiana, became yet another Democratic Hoosier to be a vice president (under Woodrow Wilson). Marshall is perhaps best known for his humorous quote as vice president, said on the Senate floor: "What this country needs is a really good five-cent cigar." 
  Years later, World War II veteran Frank McKinney became a delegate in the 1948 Democratic Convention, and later became the second Hoosier to be Chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1951.
  In the 1980s, Evan Bayh became a popular figure within the Indiana Democratic Party as well as the state of Indiana. A young governor elected in 1988, Bayh was later elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998. Bayh's two terms as governor, along with his lieutenant governor Frank O'Bannon's own gubernatorial years, resulted in a budget surplus, tax cuts and increased funding for education and health insurance for the poor. Long considered a moderate, Bayh was rumored to be a top pick for Barack Obama's vice presidential nominee in 2008, but the spot ended up going to Delaware Senator Joe Biden.
caption: Thomas Riley Marshall headshot
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