Former President George W. Bush will appear at a fundraising reception Sept. 12 in Elkhart, Indiana, for United States Senate candidate Rep. Todd Young R-9th District, according to the Associated Press.
AP reported it had obtained a copy of the invitation for the fundraiser. The reception will raise money for Young’s campaign through a political action committee that supports his candidacy and the Indiana Republican State Committee, according to the AP.
Bush has rarely made political appearances following his second term as president.
Democrat Evan Bayh and Libertarian Lucy Brenton are running against Young, the Republican congressman from Bloomington, in the Nov. 8 general election.
This is Young’s first campaign as senator after assuming office of Indiana’s 9th District in 2011. Young announced he would not seek re-election in order to run for the senate seat being vacated by incumbent Dan Coats’ retirement.
Bayh previously served as the junior senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011. Prior to that, he served as the 46th governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. After the withdrawal of Democratic primary winner Baron Hill, Bayh announced his candidacy in attempt to take back his seat.
Brenton has never previously held official political office.
According to Monmouth University polls, Bayh is up 48 percent to 41 percent over Young for the seat. Brenton has 4 percent of the vote, while 7 percent are undecided, according to the poll.
The poll was conducted by telephone Aug. 13-16, with 403 Indiana residents who are likely to vote in the November election.
Alyson Malinger
