Representative Matthew Baker Biography

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Matthew 'Matt' E. Baker

Representative Matthew 'Matt' E. Baker's Biography

Full Name:	Matthew 'Matt' E. Baker
Office:	State House (PA) - District 68, Republican
First Elected:	11/03/1992
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Brenda
Birth Date:	01/24/1957
Birth Place:	Buffalo, NY
Home City:	Wellsboro, PA
Religion:	Protestant

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BS, Elmira College, 1988
AAS, Corning Community College, 1979

Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1992-present

Health, Chair
Human Services, Member
Rules, Member

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council
Board Member, Capitol Preservation Committee
Member, Firefighters and Emergency Services Caucus
Member, Health Care Leadership Council
Member, National Conference of State Legislators
Member, Rural Caucus
Member, Board of Governors, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Member, Tax Reform Caucus
Member, Tioga County Job Task Force
Former Member, Republican Committee, Wellsboro Ward II

District Legislative Aide, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1979-1992
Employed, Spencer, Gleason and Hebe Law Firm, 1979-1992

Board Member, Pennsylvania College of Technology, 2007-2009
Member, Charleston Valley Grange
Trustee, Guthrie Healthcare System
Chair, Laurel Health Development Council
Member, Middleridge Grange
Member, Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group
Member, Tioga County Development Corporation
Member, Tioga County Farm Association
Member, Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency
Honorary Life Member, Wellsboro Fire Department
Member, Wellsboro First Baptist Church
Member, Wellsboro Rotary Club
Former President, Wellsboro Area Food Pantry

Awards:
Outstanding Legislator of the Year, National Multiple Sclerosis Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 2010
Friend of Penn State Legislator of the Year Award, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Society Award, Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Society, 2009
Ernestine Williams Advocacy Award, Pennsylvania Public Policy Coalition, 2005
Friend of Family Medicine, Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP), 2003
Public Health Excellence Award, Pennsylvania Public Health Association, 2002
Baker Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business

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