Mark Baker is an American politician and
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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member of the
Wyoming House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of ...
, representing the 60th district since January 4, 2021. Baker previously served as a representative from the 48th district from January 8, 2013, until his resignation on May 15, 2017.
Elections
2012
Challenging incumbent
Democratic Representative
Joseph M. Barbuto for the District 48 seat, Baker was unopposed for the August 21, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 374 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 1,723 votes (49.5%) against Barbuto.
2014
Baker faced a rematch against former Democratic Representative
Joseph M. Barbuto. Baker ran unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Barbuto by 27 votes, taking 50.4% of the vote.
2016
Baker ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and defeated Democratic
Western Wyoming Community College
Western Wyoming Community College (Western) is a public community college in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Western offers certificates, associate degrees, and a bachelor's degree. The college students are known as the Mustangs.
Since the local area i ...
administrator Jackie Freeze with 58.3% of the vote.
References
External links
Official pageat the
Wyoming Legislature
The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 60-member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30-member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at the ...
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Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
People from Rock Springs, Wyoming
21st-century American politicians
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