Gilbert Baker (politician)
| Gilbert R. Baker | |
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| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the 30th district |
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In office January 8, 2001 – January 6, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Stanley Russ |
| Succeeded by | Jason Rapert |
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| Born |
September 5, 1956 Monahans, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Baker |
| Children | Stephen Anna Luke Nathaniel Philip Mark Joshua Michael Baker |
| Residence |
Conway, Faulkner County Arkansas |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana Tech University University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Teacher/Administrator/Advisor, University of Central Arkansas |
| Website | Baker for Senate |
Gilbert R. Baker (born September 5, 1956) is a Republican former member of the Arkansas State Senate for District 30, with service from 2001 to 2013. In 2010, Baker was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate seat formerly held by the Democrat Blanche Lincoln.
A native of Monahans in West Texas, Baker holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana and a master's degree from the University of Arizona at Tucson, Arizona.
In September 2009, Baker announced his intentions to run for the U.S. Senate. He joined a crowded GOP field, including his senatorial colleague Kim Hendren. Polls showed discontent with Lincoln's Senate performance and voting record. A poll taken November 5, 2009, showed Lincoln with a 43 percent job-approval rating, nearly 9 points down from her 2008 approval rating.
After announcing for the U.S. Senate, Baker was endorsed by twenty-three members of the State House and Senate.On December 5, 2009, Baker won a straw poll in Hot Springs with 35 percent of the vote in a field of seven.
He was considered to have been the front-runner until U.S. Representative John Boozman entered the race and won the nomination and subsequently the general election, Baker finished in third in the primary behind Boozman and former State Senator Jim Holt, a Baptist minister from Springdale.
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