8th+District

 =Meet your Representative... =   =**Brad Ellsworth **=

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Get to know Congressman Ellsworth
Brad Ellsworth was born in Huntington, Indiana, but lived most of his life within his district in Evansville. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from University of Southern Indiana, he then proceeded to obtain a Master's Degree in Criminology from Indiana State University. In 1982, Ellsworth began his civic career as a law enforcment officer at the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's office. For his heroism, Ellsworth was decorated two times. He also graduated from the FBI Academy. Sixteen years later, Ellsworth became the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, which he served as for two terms. During this time, he designed Indiana's most successful website created to track sex offenders. Later, Ellsworth became the President for the Indiana Sheriff's association. Currently, Ellsworth is the Congressman for Indiana's 8th District were he serves on the Armed Services, Agriculture, and Small Business Committees. He is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and is trying to prevent abuse of taxpayer dollars in Washington, and is continually striving to reduce waste. He resides in Evansville, Indiana with his wife, Beth, and thier daughter, Andrea.