Full Name:
Matthew 'Matt' E. Baker
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Brenda
Birth Date:
01/24/1957
Birth Place:
Buffalo, NY
Home City:
Wellsboro, Tioga County, PA
Religion:
Protestant
Awarded Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree, Mansfield University, Attended
BS, Elmira College, 1988
AAS, Corning Community College, 1979
Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 68, 1992-2018
Member, 2nd Amendment Caucus
Member, American Legislative Exchange Council
Member, Board of Governors, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Board Member, Capitol Preservation Committee
Member, Firefighters and Emergency Services Caucus
Member, Health Care Leadership Council
Former Chair, Health Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member, National Conference of State Legislators
Former Member, Republican Committee, Wellsboro Ward II
Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Member, Rural Caucus
Member, Tax Reform Caucus
Member, Tioga County Job Task Force
District Legislative Aide, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1979-1992
Employed, Spencer, Gleason and Hebe Law Firm, 1979-1992
Member, Marcellus Institute Resource Council for the Marcellus Institute, present
Member, Wellsboro First Baptist Church, present
Member, Wellsboro Rotary Club, present
Member, Charleston Valley Grange
Trustee, Guthrie Healthcare System
Chair, Laurel Health Development Council
Member, Middleridge Grange
Member, Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group
Member, Tioga County Development Corporation
Member, Tioga County Farm Association
Member, Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency
Former President, Wellsboro Area Food Pantry
Honorary Life Member, Wellsboro Fire Department
Board Member, Pennsylvania College of Technology, 2007-2009
Awards:
Outstanding Legislator of the Year, National Multiple Sclerosis Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 2010
Friend of Penn State Legislator of the Year Award, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Society Award, Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Society, 2009
Ernestine Williams Advocacy Award, Pennsylvania Public Policy Coalition, 2005
Friend of Family Medicine, Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP), 2003
Public Health Excellence Award, Pennsylvania Public Health Association, 2002
Baker Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business
2016 Healthcare Information Technology Legislator of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Chapters of the Healthcare Information Management System Society
2015 Pink Ribbon Award by the PA Breast Cancer Coalition
2015 Partnership in Excellence Award by the Pennsylvania Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators
2014 Legislative Leadership Award by the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
2014 Legislator of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
2013 Friend of County Government Award by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
2013 PA Orthopaedic Society's Legislator of the Year Award
Defender of Liberty Award by the American Conservative Union in 2012 and 2013
Rural Health Legislator of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Leadership in 1998 and 2012