About Mark

Representative Baker is an attorney in private practice in Brandon. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1987 and is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in the State of Mississippi, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Representative Baker is a member and past president of the Rankin County Bar Association and the Rankin County Rotary Club. Representative Baker previously served as the prosecutor for Brandon and the municipal judge for the town of Pelahatchie and currently serves as the board attorney for the city of Brandon and the town of Puckett. Representative Baker is a former member of the Rankin County Republican Executive Committee.

Representative Baker was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2003, and was reelected, without opposition, in 2007. In 2008, Representative Baker was elected Republican Leader in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Representative Baker was born on May 13, 1962 and is married to the former Lady Collins. They have one son, Chase, who was born on September 11, 1997. The Bakers are members of Lakeside Presbyterian Church.