The Indianapolis Star reported that Evan Bayh's neighbors didn't see him around his Indianapolis condo. | AP Photo Evan Bayh's Indiana neighbors say they hardly ever see him

Evan Bayh, the former Indiana senator who surprised many in July by deciding to run for his old Senate seat, is a mystery to his own neighbors.

Bayh has been portrayed by Republicans as a Washington insider, and questions have swirled about whether or not he actually lives in Indiana. The Indianapolis Star took that question to Bayh’s supposed neighbors on the north side of Indianapolis.


“I have not seen him around here recently,” said George Landis, one neighbor who said he used to see Bayh come and go. “He probably still has the ownership of the condo.”

Another neighbor, Patrice Rogers, was visibly shocked when told that Bayh lives in the same community.

“Evan Bayh lives next door? Are you serious? I never knew that, I didn’t, I’m sorry. I’ve been over here three years and never knew he lived over here,” she said.

Bayh holds a 7-point lead over his Republican opponent, Indiana Rep. Todd Young, according to the most recent poll available. That poll, from Monmouth University, had Bayh leading Young, 48 percent to 41 percent.

It's not the first time a local media outlet has caused political heartburn for Bayh. In August, he told WISH-TV the wrong address when asked where he lived.

Bayh's voter registration status in Indiana is inactive, CNN has reported, and he has listed his D.C. house as his home address.