Ellsworth to speak to Linton-Stockton Chamber Aug. 18

The meeting is slated for noon Aug. 18 at the Phil Harris Golf Course and is open to the public.

Congressman Ellsworth will share information about current issues in Washington as well as open up for a question and answer session following his presentation, noted Chamber Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton in an e-mail.

"This was a very popular meeting last year and it appears that the 2009 meeting will be as well," Hamilton also noted. "If you plan to attend this meeting, please notify the Chamber office so we can insure we have plenty of seats and food."

Lunch will be $8 per person and County Democrat Chairman Jeff Lehman will serve as celebrity cook.

Be sure to hang out for a round of golf afterward. Phil Harris members can play 18 holes of golf for $12 (including cart) and non-members can play for $20.

In Congress, Ellsworth is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and is working to reduce waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars. He also sits on the Armed Services, Agriculture, and Small Business Committees.

Before coming to Congress, Ellsworth spent 24 years in the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's office protecting the people of southwest Indiana. He was twice decorated for heroism in the line of duty and graduated from the FBI National Academy. In 1998, he was elected Vanderburgh County Sheriff, where he completed two terms.

Ellsworth was born and raised in southern Indiana. He grew up in Evansville; attending University of Southern Indiana and Indiana State University.

He and his wife, Beth, reside in Evansville. Together they have a daughter, Andrea.