Evan Bayh’s Connecticut Lobbying Takes Center Stage in Indiana Senate Contest.

There’s no doubt former U.S. Senator Evan Bayh lobbied the Connecticut legislature on behalf of energy giant Dominion. The Indiana Democrat and DC insider testified for Dominion on nuclear energy at a March 24, 2016 legislative hearing.

Bayh’s Washington, DC, law firm lists Dominion as one to its major clients. Connecticut law sets a low bar for who much register as a lobbyist in Connecticut. Bayh looks like a lobbyist: Lobbyist Definition (CT)- A person who in lobbying and in furtherance of lobbying makes or agrees to make expenditures, or receives or agrees to receive compensation, reimbursement, or both, in the amount of $3,000 or more in any calendar year must register as a lobbyist. General Statutes §§ 1-91 and 1-94.

Bayh testified in person and did not, as many do, submit written testimony in lieu of appearing before the committee.

The Office of State Ethics confirms that Bayh did not register as a lobbyist for Dominion.

Bayh was a late substitute for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat this summer. His early lead has narrowed as he trues to convince voters he did not abandon the state when he left to Senate in 2011 to cash in on his influence as a second generation member of the Washington establishment.