SECRETARY OF STATE
Beau Bayh is a seventh-generation Hoosier who was raised to believe public service means actually serving the public — not your political party, and certainly not yourself.
For Beau, that meant joining the United States Marine Corps. He served as an Infantry Officer, where he rose to the rank of Captain and graduated from the Scout Sniper Unit Leader’s Course. His military service took him around the world, including to Europe in support of America’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There, he served as part of Project Maven, a top secret intelligence program supporting critical missions within the Intelligence Community for United States and NATO operations. He also trained allied military forces in the jungles of South America. Beau was sworn in at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis.
Following his honorable discharge in 2023, Beau earned a law degree. While in law school, he worked for Cummins Engines and Barnes & Thornburg LLP, both in Indianapolis. Following graduation, he served as a Judicial Law Clerk in Bloomington for the Honorable David F. Hamilton on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Throughout his career, Beau has been guided by the lessons he learned as a Marine: when facing tough fights, you run toward them, not away from them. That’s how he’ll approach the job of Secretary of State. He’ll immediately clean up the corruption and wasteful spending that has brought so much shame to that office – and he’ll work with both parties to restore common sense to government.
Beau earned his undergraduate degree in Government from Harvard University, where he competed as a Division I athlete and served on the Undergraduate Honor Council. He went on to earn his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he was an Editor of the Business Law Review and a board member of the Harvard Association for Law and Business. He lives in Indianapolis where he works as an attorney