Lee Hamilton has represented the Ninth District of Indiana for fifteen terms. He is currently chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and has previously been chairman of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, the House Intelligence Committee and several other select committees. He is widely recognized for his knowledge of foreign affairs and economic issues. The Ninth District covers almost the entire southeast quarter of Indiana and, as Mr. Hamilton notes, it is the most rural of Indiana's congressional districts. He maintains a longstanding interest in agricultural and rural conditions and policies.