B. Patrick Bauer
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| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 1969 |
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May 25, 1944 Fort Wayne, Indiana United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Bauer |
| Residence | South Bend, Indiana |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame, Indiana University |
| Profession | Educator |
B. Patrick Bauer is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 6th House District since 1970. His district consists primarily of the city of South Bend in St. Joseph County in northern Indiana.
Bauer and his wife Karen have three children, Bart, Megan and Maureen. When not working as a legislator, he serves as the Dean of External Affairs for Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. He is also an advisory board member for Indiana University South Bend and the Urban Enterprise Association of South Bend.
Rep. Bauer was elected to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indiana on November 7, 2006. The Speaker of the House presides over the Indiana House of Representatives and sets the legislative agenda. The Speaker also assigns other members of the House of Representatives to their respective committees. His term expired at the end of the 2010 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
Rep. Bauer also served as Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 2003 and 2004 sessions.
With the start of the 2011 session representative Bauer became the minority leader of the House of Representatives of Indiana.
One of his first acts as minority leader was to lead a 34-day walkout of 40 Democratic representatives over a right-to-work bill. The bill (House Bill 1468 ) would have prevented union dues from being taken from non-union workers in union shops.
With the start of the 2012 session of the Indiana House of Representatives, he led a boycott of the house floor to again prevent action on the right-to-work bill (House Bill 1001 ). The effort failed, and the bill passed (55 to 41) the Republican dominated Indiana House on January 25, 2012. On February 1, 2012 it was passed by the senate (28 to 22) and signed by governor Mitch Daniels.
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