Brian Baker (politician)

Infobox State Representative


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name = Brian Baker
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state_house = Missouri
district = 123rd
term_start = 2003
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preceded = Ed Hartzler [cite web |url=http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills02/member02/memmail.htm |title=Missouri House of Representatives Member Roster |year=2002 |publisher=Missouri House of Representatives |accessdate=2008-02-13]
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nationality = American
party = Republican
spouse = Kristen Baker
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children = 2
residence = Belton, Missouri
alma_mater = Central Missouri State University
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website = [http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills061/member/mem123.htm House website]
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Brian Baker is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives and a member of the Republican Party.

Biography

Rep. Brian Baker, a Republican, represents part of Cass County (District 123) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in November 2002.

Representative Baker is also the assistant pastor and ministry director for the First Baptist Church in Belton: Heartland Family Ministries. In April 2001, he was elected to the Belton Board of Alderman where he served on the Transportation Review Committee and as the Park Board liaison.

Rep. Baker is associated with the following organizations: Student Ministries of First Baptist Church; Belton Corporation for Economic Development; Belton Chamber of Commerce; Raymore Chamber of Commerce; Cass Coalition of Chambers; Belton CARES – anti-drug team; Bel-Ray Sunrise Lions Club; Cass County Republican Club; Cass County Republican Committee; Concerned Women of America; Missouri Right to Life; Cass County Sister City Organization; and the Belton School District Budget Oversight Committee. He is a former member of the Cass County CHART – Community Health Assessment Resource Team.

In 1999 Representative Baker was awarded the Scottish Highland Service Shield, which has not been awarded to an American since Dwight D. Eisenhower. The First Baptist Church of Belton awarded Baker the Five Year and Ten Year Service Award for ministry service. In 1992 Baker was named the Belton Youth of the Year award and was a 1998 inductee in the Heartland High School Hall of Fame.

Representative Baker graduate from Heartland High School in Belton, Missouri in 1992. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature, with a minor in psychology from Central Missouri State University in 1998. He completed a master’s degree in religious studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2003.

Rep. Baker lives in Belton with his wife, Kristen and their three children.

----Brian Baker currently serves part of Cass County (District 123-Belton & Raymore) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in November 2002.

Rep. Baker has been a leader in education and small business issues. He is a co-author the "Successful Schools Funding Model" - the new funding formula for K-12 public schools. He is also the author of the "Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act" which was signed into law in 2004. During his service in the Missouri House he has served on the Elections Committee, the Small Business Committee, and the Education-Appropriations Committee. In 2005 he served as Chairman of the Committee on Education Funding and in 2006 served as Chairman of the Committee on Student Achievement & Finance. Currently, Rep. Baker serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Education-Appropriations Committee. He also serves on the Committee on Rural Development and the Committee on Urban Education Reform.

In April 2001 he was elected to the Belton Board where he served on the Transportation Review Committee and as the Park Board liaison. He served the City of Belton until he was sworn into office in the Missouri Legislature in January 2003.

In addition to his legislative duties, Brian is in his 14th year as the assistant pastor and ministry director for Heartland Family Ministries: The First Baptist Church of Belton. He also serves at the Headmaster of Heartland High School & Academy in Belton, Missouri.

Brian is very active in the community and is involved with the following organizations: --The First Baptist Church of Belton--FBC Student LIFE Ministries, Founder--Belton Corporation for Economic Development--Belton Chamber of Commerce--Raymore Chamber of Commerce--Cass Coalition of Chambers--Belton CARES – anti-drug team--Bel-Ray Sunrise Lions Club--Cass County Republican Club--Cass County Republican Committee--Christian Life Commission - Missouri Baptist Convention--2004 Belton School District Budget Oversight Committee. --Former member Cass County CHART – Community Health Assessment Resource Team

Brian has been recognized as an active servant of the community. --2008 Missouri Fire-fighters Association Honoree --2007 Parent's As Teachers - "A Better Missouri for Children" Award --2007 NFIB Guardian of Small Businesses Award --2006 Friend of Agriculture Award - Missouri Farm Bureau--2006 Panelist of the NCSL (National Conference of State Legislators) Educational Technology Conference--2005 Panelist for the US Federal Reserve Bank Education Symposium--2005 Recipient of the BCED "Belton is the Place to Bee" Award--2004 Recipient of the ACTE (Technical Educators) Legislator of the Year.--2004 HERO of Education Listed by MASA (Missouri Association of School Administrators).--2001-2003 Belton Alderman Appreciation Award.--1999 Recipient Scottish Highland Service Shield - Awarded by the Highland Council of Scotland--Five & Ten Year Service Award from the First Baptist Church of Belton--1998 inductee in the Heartland High School Hall of Fame.--1992 Belton Youth of the Year award

Brian has lived in the Belton / Raymore area for over 25 years. He attended Cambridge Elementary School in the Belton School District. In 1992 he graduated from Heartland High School & Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature, with a minor in psychology from Central Missouri State University in 1998. He graduated with a master’s degree in religious studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2003. Rep. Baker lives in Belton with his wife, Kristen and their three children: Kaylinn, Grant, and Addison.

References

* [http://www.house.mo.gov/bio/?district=123 Representative Biography - Rep. Brian Baker 94th General Assembly] . Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.