Wheeler R. Baker
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Wheeler R. Baker is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
, serving District 36, which covers Carolina, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. Mr. Baker is known for his colorful home-spun language. He is quoted as saying such things as "I just feel like I can carry the water pail better than he can." and "I tell people we need to knock the dents out from the inside."
. Later he attended Chesapeake College
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and served from 1964 until 1968. After his stint in the military, Baker ran his own business.
Delegate Baker has long been involved with Eastern Shore organizations. Prior to being elected to the House of Delegates, Baker was elected to the board of County Commissioners for Queen Anne's County, a position he held from 1986 until 1990. Before that he was a member of the Queen Anne's County Democratic Central Committee http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/40party/html/deml.html from 1974 until 1978. He was a member of the Chesapeake Bay Trust http://www.cbtrust.org/ from 1995 until 2001. Additionally, he served on the Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development http://www.skipjack.net/gov_ecodevrpt.pdf from 1999 until 2001, the Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation http://www.malpf.info/ from 2000 until 2001, the Mid-Shore Regional Council from 2001 until 2003, and finally the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland http://www.lowershore.org/Home.html.
While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
, Wheeler Baker served on several committees including: the Appropriations Committee from 1995 until 2003, and several subcommittees. He was the chair of the Queen Anne's County Delegation from 1995 until 2003.
Since being defeated for reelection in 2002, Baker has run for reelection (in 2006), but has stayed involved in Eastern Shore politics. He is a current member of the Kent Narrows Development Foundation, an organization sponsors community activities on Kent Island
in Queen Anne's County. He currently owns Baker Liquor Store and Deli in Chester, Maryland
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Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
, serving District 36, which covers Carolina, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. Mr. Baker is known for his colorful home-spun language. He is quoted as saying such things as "I just feel like I can carry the water pail better than he can." and "I tell people we need to knock the dents out from the inside."
Education
Delegate Baker graduated from Centreville High School in Queen Anne's County, MD on the Eastern Shore of MarylandEastern Shore of Maryland
The Eastern Shore of Maryland is a territorial part of the U.S. state of Maryland that lies predominately on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay and consists of nine counties. The origin of term Eastern Shore was derived to distinguish a territorial part of the State of Maryland from the Western...
. Later he attended Chesapeake College
Chesapeake College
Chesapeake College is a two-year college that provides an A.A. degree with its primary campus located in Wye Mills, Maryland, at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Maryland Route 213. It serves five Mid-Shore counties: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot. Its mascot is the...
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Career
After high school, Delegate Baker joined the United States Air ForceUnited States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
and served from 1964 until 1968. After his stint in the military, Baker ran his own business.
Delegate Baker has long been involved with Eastern Shore organizations. Prior to being elected to the House of Delegates, Baker was elected to the board of County Commissioners for Queen Anne's County, a position he held from 1986 until 1990. Before that he was a member of the Queen Anne's County Democratic Central Committee http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/40party/html/deml.html from 1974 until 1978. He was a member of the Chesapeake Bay Trust http://www.cbtrust.org/ from 1995 until 2001. Additionally, he served on the Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development http://www.skipjack.net/gov_ecodevrpt.pdf from 1999 until 2001, the Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation http://www.malpf.info/ from 2000 until 2001, the Mid-Shore Regional Council from 2001 until 2003, and finally the Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland http://www.lowershore.org/Home.html.
While a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
, Wheeler Baker served on several committees including: the Appropriations Committee from 1995 until 2003, and several subcommittees. He was the chair of the Queen Anne's County Delegation from 1995 until 2003.
Since being defeated for reelection in 2002, Baker has run for reelection (in 2006), but has stayed involved in Eastern Shore politics. He is a current member of the Kent Narrows Development Foundation, an organization sponsors community activities on Kent Island
Kent Island, Maryland
Kent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay, and a historic place in Maryland. To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is separated from Sandy Point, an area near Annapolis, by...
in Queen Anne's County. He currently owns Baker Liquor Store and Deli in Chester, Maryland
Chester, Maryland
Chester is a census-designated place on Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,723 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chester is located at ....
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Election results
- 2006 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36 Queen Anne's County
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- Voters to choose one per county:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Richard Sossi, Rep. 19,450 53.4% Won Wheeler R. Baker, Dem. 16,950 46.6% Lost
- Voters to choose one per county:
- 2002 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Richard Sossi, Rep. 19,098 19.0% Won Michael D. Smigiel, Sr. Michael D. Smigiel, Sr.Mike Smigiel is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's Counties. He was first elected in 2002 along with fellow Republicans Richard Sossi and Mary Roe Walkup after the legislative boundaries were redrawn...
, Rep.19,216 19.1% Won Mary Roe Walkup Mary Roe WalkupMary Roe Walkup is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates serving District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.-Background:...
, Rep.28,230 28.0% Won Wheeler R. Baker, Dem. 17,575 17.5% Lost James G. Crouse, Dem. 16,329 16.2% Lost Other Write-Ins 277 0.3%
- Voters to choose three:
- 1998 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36 Queen Anne's County
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- Voters to choose one per county:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Wheeler R. Baker, Dem. 17,109 55% Won Richard Sossi, Rep. 13,807 45% Lost
- Voters to choose one per county:
- 1994 Race for Maryland House of Delegates – District 36
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- Voters to choose three:
Name Votes Percent Outcome Ronald A. Guns, Dem. 14,915 20% Won Wheeler R. Baker, Dem. 13,911 18% Won Mary Roe Walkup Mary Roe WalkupMary Roe Walkup is a delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates serving District 36, which covers Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.-Background:...
, Rep.13,589 18% Won W. Michael Newnam, Rep. 11,874 16% Lost Sharon Maenner Carrick, Rep. 11,350 15% Lost Allaire D. Williams, Rep. 10,796 14% Lost
- Voters to choose three:
External links
- http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/06hse/former/html/msa12181.html
- http://www.vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?Id=MDBakerWheelerR