Frank Baker (politician)

Frank Baker represents District 3 on the Boston City Council, he was first elected on November 8, 2011.[1][2]

Frank Baker
Member of the
Boston City Council
for District 3
Assumed office
January 2012
Preceded byMaureen Feeney
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Children2 (twins)
EducationDon Bosco Technical High School

Personal life

Baker is the 12th child of John and Eileen Baker, and was raised in Saint Margaret's Parish (now St. Teresa of Calcutta) area of Dorchester. He graduated in 1986 from Don Technical High School where he has studied printing trade. Between 1987 and 2010 he worked in the printing department at the City of Boston . He is a member of the CWA/Boston Typographical Union. He is married to his wife Today and they have two children.[1]

Political career

Baker was first elected to the Boston City Council representing district 3 on November 8, 2011. Baker is the chair of the Jobs, Wages, and Workforce Development Committee and the Special Committee on Charter Reform. He is vice chair of the Planning, Development and Transportation Committee as well as a member of the committees on Census and Redistricting, City, Neighborhood Services and Veterans Affairs, Government Operations, Homelessness, Mental Health and Recovery, Housing and Community Development, and Ways and Means. Baker is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1]

In 2016, while chairing the Charter Reform Committee, he proposed that council members serve four year terms, not two year terms. His arguments include that the members running for re-election spent much of the second year running and not focusing on the Council[3] and that the city could save approximately $1.6 million by not having elections in low turn out years. The council vote 8–1 in favor but at the time, it was not clear what Mayor Marty Walsh thought about the proposal. He would need to sign off on the proposal and send it to the State House for a vote in order for it to take effect.[4][5]

Elections

Baker has won his last 4 elections by large margins.[6]

2019
Main article: 2019 Boston City Council election
General election for Boston City Council District 3, 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
nonpartisan Frank Baker 4,822 95.4%
nonpartisan other/write in 235 4.6%

[7][8]

2017
Main article: 2017 Boston City Council election
General election for Boston City Council District 3, 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
nonpartisan Frank Baker 8,385 97.12%
nonpartisan write in 249 2.88%

2015
Main article: 2015 Boston City Council election
General election for Boston City Council District 3, 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
nonpartisan Frank Baker 4,745 84.9%
nonpartisan Donnie Palmer 811 14.5%
nonpartisan write in 34 .61%

2013
Main article: 2013 Boston City Council election
Candidates General Election[9]
Votes %
Frank Baker 9945 97.76%
all others 228 2.24%

2011
Main article: 2011 Boston City Council election
Candidates Preliminary Election[10] General Election[11]
Votes % Votes %
Frank Baker 2,338 31.53% 5,262 55.78%
John O'Toole 1,916 25.84% 4,120 43.68%
Craig Galvin 1,769 23.86%
Doug Bennett 703 9.48%
Marydith Tuitt 334 4.50%
Stephanie Everett 266 3.59%
Martin Hogan 63 0.85%

References
  1. "Frank Baker". City of Boston. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. Smith, Jennifer (November 29, 2018). "District 3 Councillor Frank Baker to seek another term on Boston City Council". DotNews. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. Irons, Meghan E. (February 4, 2016). "Boston City Councilor Frank Baker proposes 4-year-terms". Boston Globe. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. Quinn, Garrett (April 7, 2016). "Boston City Council Votes to Extend Terms to Four Years". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. "Boston City Council votes to extend terms to four years". Universal Hub. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. "Frank Baker (Massachusetts)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. Kadzis, Peter (November 6, 2019). "Women Gain First-Time Majority On Boston City Council As Wu Tops Ticket". WGBH. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. "Wu, Essaibi-George, Flaherty hold council seats, Garrison ousted; recount sought over 10-vote margin for last at-large seat". The Boston Herald. November 5, 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. "CITY OF BOSTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 5, 2013 CITY COUNCILLOR DISTRICT 3" (PDF). cityofboston.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  10. "Preliminary Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  11. "Municipal Election - City Councillor District 3" (PDF). City of Boston.gov. City of Boston. Retrieved 10 November 2012.


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