Thomas C. Baker (born 1948) is a politician from the U.S. state of

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

. He served two terms in the

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from 1999 to 2007. Baker was born on August 24, 1948, in

McCook, Nebraska McCook is a city in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,446 at the 2020 census. History McCook was platted in 1882 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point. I ...

. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1966, and from the

University of Nebraska-Lincoln A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

in 1971 with a B.S. in

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with a secondary teaching certificate in science. In the 1998 election, he defeated Steven D. Smith for the seat in the legislature vacated by Owen Elmer, representing the 44th Nebraska legislative district. In 2002, he ran unopposed for re-election. Nebraska's term-limits law prevented his running for a third consecutive term in 2006, and he was replaced by Mark Christensen. In 2007, he was appointed by governor

Dave Heineman David Eugene Heineman (born May 12, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Nebraska from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 39th treasurer of Nebraska from 1995 to 2001 and 37th lieu ...

to the state Board of Educational Lands and Funds. He resigned from the Board in 2009 to run for his old seat in the legislature, but lost to Christensen in the 2010 election."Former State Senator Tom Baker running for old seat".''McCook Gazette''.
2009-11-10. Retrieved 2015-02-09. In the legislature, Baker sat on the Revenue and Rules committees and was chairperson of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.

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# 1948 births Living people Nebraska state senators University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni People from Hitchcock County, Nebraska People from McCook, Nebraska {{Nebraska-politician-stub