Reps. Dan Burton and Mike Pence (both R-Ind.), who both received$10,000 from CUNA's political action committee, have wonre-election, while Democratic senate candidate Rep. Brad Ellsworthlost a race for an open Senate seat, the Associated Pressprojected.
|Ellsworth, who received $10,000 from CUNA's PAC and $1,000 fromNAFCU's, is running against former Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), who isseeking his seat back after a 12-year hiatus.
|Neither Burton nor Pence, both veteran lawmakers, were expectedto have tough re-election races. Ellsworth, by contrast, alwaysfaced an uphill battle against Coats who is still quite popular inthe state. Ellsworth ran after Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) decided notto seek a third term.
|Ellsworth, a two-term congressman, was supportive of creditunions during his tenure in the House. Although neither PAC gaveCoats any money, Coats was invited to address NAFCU's CongressionalCaucus in September.
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