Ben Baker (politician)

Ben Baker
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 160th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byBill Reiboldt
Personal details
BornIndianapolis, Indiana
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNaomi[1]
Children4
EducationOzark Bible Institute
WebsiteOfficial 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]

On May 23, 2024, Baker's daughter Natalie and son-in-law Davy were killed in a gang attack in Haiti, where they had been working as missionaries.[3]

Legislation

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".[4][5] He said that he was motivated by Drag Queen Story Hour, however it was not addressed by the bill. The Missouri Library Association opposed the legislation as each library system already has established protocols for appropriate services to minors.[6]

In 2021, Baker sponsored a bill to curb business liabilities for COVID-19 infections. It was countered by dueling legislation and failed to pass Missouri Senate.[7]

Baker sponsored a 2022 bill called a "Parents' Bill of Rights" that would place restrictions on school curriculum and open opportunities for parents to serve civil lawsuits on schools. Critics identified duplication in the bill with existing state laws, as well as "solutions seeking a problem," to which Baker described the bill as a preventative measure.[8]

In 2023, Baker introduced a bill to block municipal bans on pet shop animals. Baker acknowledged that sales of live pets are a "heavily regulated industry" and described his bill as a preventative measure.[9] He further acknowledged that he had not researched existing Missouri law on the matter. Petland, one of the businesses involved in the bill who also lobbies in Missouri legislature, has been linked to bacterial infection outbreaks and other concerns.[10]

Baker attempted to expand a 2023 bill restricting healthcare to transgender youth to also block transgender health care for incarcerated adults.[11] Baker also introduced legislation to block approval and ranked-choice voting.[12] The opposition for his bill to override restrictions on concealed carry in places of worship included CVPA students who had recently survived a school shooting.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Ben Baker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  2. ^ "Ben Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Brendan (24 May 2024). "Missouri politician says daughter, son-in-law killed in Haiti gang attack". Global News. Reuters. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Neosho lawmaker concerned about drag queen story hours wants parents to police libraries". Springfield News-Leader. 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ Selley, Chris (9 March 2020). "Toronto's head librarian digs in deeper in her defence of free speech". National Post.
  6. ^ Pereira, Ivan (January 31, 2020). "Proposed Missouri book ban could jail librarians for loaning 'inappropriate' content". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  7. ^ Weinberg, Tessa (2021-05-14). "Bill shielding Missouri businesses from most COVID-related lawsuits heads to governor". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  8. ^ Weinberg, Tessa (2022-04-12). "Amid curriculum debates, sweeping 'parents' bill of rights' wins initial House approval". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  9. ^ Nelson, Alisa (2023-04-17). "Missouri pet shop bill would take a bite out of local control". Missourinet. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  10. ^ Suntrup, Jack (2023-03-14). "Missouri effort to prohibit local bans on pet shops gains support". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  11. ^ Hanshaw, Annelise (February 16, 2023). "Proposed ban on gender-affirming care expanded to include incarcerated Missourians". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  12. ^ Nelson, Alisa (2023-05-04). "Should Missouri ban ranked choice and approval voting?". Missourinet. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  13. ^ Muckerman, Brooke (March 23, 2023). "Missouri legislation seeks to allow guns in places of worship". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-01-23.


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