Ben Baker

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 160th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019
Preceded by	Bill Reiboldt

Personal details
Born	Indianapolis
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Naomi^[1]
Children	4
Education	Ozark Bible Institute
Website	Official website

Ben Baker is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 160th district since 2019.

Biography

Baker is a graduate and former dean of students at Ozark Bible Institute, and a former mayor and councilmember in Neosho, Missouri. He was first elected to the Missouri House in 2018, where he sits on committees for administrative rules, elementary and secondary education, downsizing state government and economic development.^[2]

In 2020, Baker proposed House Bill 2044 to "require libraries to create review boards to regulate library events and anything else in the library considered age-inappropriate sexual material".^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Ben Baker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
^ "Ben Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
^ "Neosho lawmaker concerned about drag queen story hours wants parents to police libraries". Springfield News-Leader. 16 January 2020.
^ Selley, Chris (9 March 2020). "Toronto's head librarian digs in deeper in her defence of free speech". National Post.

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