Dave Baker (born March 27, 1962) is an American politician serving as a member of the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint ...

since 2015. A member of the

Republican Party of Minnesota The Republican Party of Minnesota is the oldest active political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Republican Party’s platform is relatively moderate. The party’s main issues are economic growth, education, healthcare, civi ...

, Baker represents District 16B in west-central

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, which includes the city of Willmar and parts of Kandiyohi County.

Early life and education

Baker was raised in

Hamel, Minnesota Hamel is an unincorporated community in Medina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Hamel has its owfire station and post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting lett ...

. He attended Aitkin High School and the St. Cloud Area Vocational Technical Institute.

Minnesota House of Representatives

Baker was elected to the

in 2014, defeating incumbent Mary Sawatsky, and has been reelected every two years since. During the 2015-16 legislative session Baker served as an assistant majority leader. Since 2021 he has served as an assistant minority leader. He is the minority lead on the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee and sits on the Human Services Finance and Human Services Policy Committees.

Electoral history

Personal life

Baker has been married to his wife, Mary, since 1985. They have three children and reside in

Willmar, Minnesota Willmar is a city in, and the county seat of, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 21,015 at the 2020 census. History Agricultural expansion and the establishment of Willmar as a division point on the Great Northern ...

References

External links

Rep. Dave Baker
''official Minnesota House of Representatives website''
Dave Baker
''official campaign website''
Son's overdose death drives this Minnesota legislator's work
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Dave 1962 births Living people Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives People from Hennepin County, Minnesota Businesspeople from Minnesota 21st-century American politicians People from Willmar, Minnesota