John Henry Baker
John Henry Baker, III (born October 20, 1934), is a semiretired farmer and landowner from Franklin Parish in northeastern Louisiana who was active in the rebirth of the Republican Party in his state during the 1970s and 1980s. Baker was his party's nominee for the District 22 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in 1972 and for the former position of state elections commissioner in 1979. He was the first to propose the abolition of the commissioner's post (originally called the "custodian of voting machines") with the return of the duties to the secretary of state. Baker's proposal was adopted a quarter of a century later in 2004.
Read more about John Henry Baker: Background, Education, Farming, Franklin Parish Police Jury, Running For The State Senate, Running For Constitutional Convention Delegate, Challenging Jerry Fowler, "Abolish The Office", Board of Election Supervisors
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