Tommy Baker
Tommy Baker is a former Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 55 from 2007 to 2013. He previously served as an alderman on the Osceola City Council.
Biography
Baker's professional experience includes working in financial services.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Baker served on these committees:
- Legislative Council, Arkansas Assembly, Chair
- Joint Budget Committee, Arkansas Assembly
- City, County and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Local Government Personnel
- Subcommittee on Courts and Civil Law
- Subcommittee on Executive
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Baker served on these committees:
- Legislative Council, Arkansas Assembly
- City, County and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas House (Chair)
- Judiciary Committee, Arkansas House
- House Rules Committee, Arkansas House
- Subcommittee on Claims Review (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Subcommittee on Hospital and Medicaid Study
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Baker's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 1240 - "TO MODIFY THE AMOUNT OF VOTES REQUIRED TO BE ELECTED TO A MUNICIPAL POSITION WITHOUT A RUNOFF."
- HB 1315 - "REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANNUAL REPORTS BY MAYORS OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS."
- HB 1465 - "TO UPDATE PROCEDURES FOR VIOLATIONS OF COUNTY ORDINANCES."
For a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2010
Baker won seeking re-election to the 55th District seat in 2010. He faced no opposition.[1]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Baker won re-election to the 55th District Seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[2]
Baker raised $15,150 for his campaign.[3]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Arkansas’s Freedom Scorecard
The Advance Arkansas Institute, an Arkansas-based nonprofit research and educational organization, released Arkansas's Freedom Scorecard in 2012 and 2013. The scorecard graded legislators based on how they voted on the principles the group sought to promote. The group identified the following six categories as interest areas tracked by this scorecard: "economic freedom, education reform, good government, personal liberty, small government, and tax/budget policy." Scores range from 100 percent (the highest score) to 0 percent (the lowest score). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by this group.[4] Baker received a score of 55 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 65th out of 97 members of the Arkansas House of Representatives that were evaluated for the study.
Recent news
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See also
- Arkansas State Legislature
- Arkansas House of Representatives
- Arkansas House Committees
- Arkansas state legislative districts
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ VoteNaturally.org, "2008 general election results, Arkansas," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Arkansas House spending, 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Advance Arkansas Institute, "Arkansas’s Freedom Scorecard 2012," accessed January 14, 2014
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