Skip to content SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Democrats have their pick for Indiana’s next secretary of state, and nominee Beau Bayh says public service is in his blood. Bayh’s father, Evan, served as the 46th governor of Indiana and as a U.S. senator. His grandfather, Birch, was also a U.S. senator who championed Title IX, the federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports.