Earl M. Baker is a former Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Pennsylvania State Senate

The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...

. Baker also served twelve years as a member of the Chester County Board of Commissioners, and is a former Chairman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania

Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania

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State Senate service

Baker did not seek re-election to the Board of Commissioners in 1988, opting instead to run for the State Senate seat

Pennsylvania Senate, District 19

Pennsylvania's 19th Senatorial district includes parts of Chester And Montgomery Counties.The district is currently represented by Democrat Andrew Dinniman.Chester County* Charlestown Township* Downingtown* East Bradford Township* East Caln Township...

 being vacated by retiring incumbent John Stauffer

John Stauffer

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. In the primary election, he defeated State Rep.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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 Peter Vroon

Peter Vroon

Peter R. Vroon is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In 1988, Vroon ran for the State Senate from the 19th district, but was defeated in the Republican primary by County Commissioner Earl Baker.-References:...

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