Shane Baker
American politician
Shane Baker | |
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| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 85th district | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tommy Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Somerset, Kentucky |
| Committees | Education (Vice Chair) Economic Development & Workforce Investment Families & Children Tourism & Outdoor Recreation |
R. Shane Baker[1] is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 85th House district. His district includes parts of Laurel and Pulaski counties.[2] Baker was sworn into office on January 1, 2021.
Background
Baker grew up in Nancy, Kentucky, and has resided in Somerset for nearly 30 years.[3] He was a small business owner for over two decades before selling it to work as a field representative with the Kentucky Department for Local Government during the administration of Governor Matt Bevin.[3][4]
He is currently employed by Transamerica.[2]
Political career
Elections
- 2020 Kentucky's 85th House district incumbent Tommy Turner chose not to seek reelection.[4] Baker won the 2020 Republican primary with 2,965 votes (34.3%)[5] and was unopposed in the 2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 18,706 votes.[6]
- 2022 Baker was unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary[7] and won the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election with 11,756 votes (81.9%) against Democratic candidate Byron Vaught.[8][9]
- 2024 Baker was unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and will be unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election on November 5.[7]
References
- ^ "Election Candidate Filings - R. Shane Baker, Candidate for State Representative". web.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission". legislature.ky.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b Slaven, Janie (2020-01-22). "Baker running for Tommy Turner's House seat". Commonwealth Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b Mills, Jarrod (2020-07-02). "Shane Baker wins 85th District state rep race". Times-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky June 23, 2020 Official Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 38. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 3, 2020 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 62. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Shane Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ Vaught, Byron. "As candidate in House District 85, I want to work for all the people". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 8, 2022 Official General Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. p. 67. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Speaker
- David Osborne (R)
- Speaker pro tempore
- David Meade (R)
- Majority Leader
- Steven Rudy (R)
- Minority Leader
- Derrick Graham (D)
- ▌Steven Rudy (R)
- ▌Richard Heath (R)
- ▌Randy Bridges (R)
- ▌Wade Williams (R)
- ▌Mary Beth Imes (R)
- ▌Chris Freeland (R)
- ▌Suzanne Miles (R)
- ▌Walker Thomas (R)
- ▌Myron Dossett (R)
- ▌Josh Calloway (R)
- ▌Jonathan Dixon (R)
- ▌Jim Gooch Jr. (R)
- ▌DJ Johnson (R)
- ▌Scott Lewis (R)
- ▌Rebecca Raymer (R)
- ▌Jason Petrie (R)
- ▌Robert Duvall (R)
- ▌Samara Heavrin (R)
- ▌Michael Meredith (R)
- ▌Kevin Jackson (R)
- ▌Amy Neighbors (R)
- ▌Shawn McPherson (R)
- ▌Steve Riley (R)
- ▌Courtney Gilbert (R)
- ▌Steve Bratcher (R)
- ▌Peyton Griffee (R)
- ▌Nancy Tate (R)
- ▌Jared Bauman (R)
- ▌Kevin D. Bratcher (R)
- ▌Daniel Grossberg (D)
- ▌Susan Witten (R)
- ▌Tina Bojanowski (D)
- ▌Jason Nemes (R)
- ▌Sarah Stalker (D)
- ▌Lisa Willner (D)
- ▌John Hodgson (R)
- ▌Emily Callaway (R)
- ▌Rachel Roarx (D)
- ▌Matt Lockett (R)
- ▌Nima Kulkarni (D)
- ▌Josie Raymond (D)
- ▌Keturah Herron (D)
- ▌Pamela Stevenson (D)
- ▌Beverly Chester-Burton (D)
- ▌Killian Timoney (R)
- ▌Al Gentry (D)
- ▌Felicia Rabourn (R)
- ▌Ken Fleming (R)
- ▌Thomas Huff (R)
- ▌Candy Massaroni (R)
- ▌Michael Sarge Pollock (R)
- ▌Ken Upchurch (R)
- ▌James Tipton (R)
- ▌Daniel Elliott (R)
- ▌Kim King (R)
- ▌Daniel Fister (R)
- ▌Derrick Graham (D)
- ▌Jennifer Decker (R)
- ▌David W. Osborne (R)
- ▌Marianne Proctor (R)
- ▌Savannah Maddox (R)
- ▌Phillip Pratt (R)
- ▌Kim Banta (R)
- ▌Kimberly Poore Moser (R)
- ▌Stephanie Dietz (R)
- ▌Steve Rawlings (R)
- ▌Rachel Roberts (D)
- ▌Mike Clines (R)
- ▌Steven Doan (R)
- ▌William Lawrence (R)
- ▌Josh Bray (R)
- ▌Matthew Koch (R)
- ▌Ryan Dotson (R)
- ▌David Hale (R)
- ▌Lindsey Burke (D)
- ▌Ruth Ann Palumbo (D)
- ▌George Brown Jr. (D)
- ▌Mark Hart (R)
- ▌Chad Aull (D)
- ▌David Meade (R)
- ▌Deanna Frazier Gordon (R)
- ▌Nick Wilson (R)
- ▌Josh Branscum (R)
- ▌Chris Fugate (R)
- ▌Shane Baker (R)
- ▌Tom Smith (R)
- ▌Adam Bowling (R)
- ▌Cherlynn Stevenson (D)
- ▌Timmy Truett (R)
- ▌Derek Lewis (R)
- ▌Billy Wesley (R)
- ▌John Blanton (R)
- ▌Adrielle Camuel (D)
- ▌Jacob Justice (R)
- ▌Ashley Tackett Laferty (D)
- ▌Patrick Flannery (R)
- ▌Bobby McCool (R)
- ▌Danny Bentley (R)
- ▌Richard White (R)
- ▌Scott Sharp (R)
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