Lisa Baker (Pennsylvania politician)


Lisa Baker is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th District since 2007. She is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Education

Baker graduated from Dallas High School and received a Bachelors degree in Government Administration from Shippensburg University in 1983.

Political career

First elected in 2006, Baker has won re-election three times, only once facing an opponent once in the general election. Baker serves on six committees, and is chair of the Judiciary Committee and vice-chair of the Labor and Industry Committee. Prior to her election as a State Senator, Baker worked on the staff of State Senator Charles Lemmond and Governors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker.
Baker voted in favor of Act 76, which would have abolished school property taxes in Pennsylvania, and also opposes a severance tax on natural gas drillers. She was an advocate for legislation that created the PA ABLE and supported the I Want to Work campaign, both of which support Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
Baker voted against legalizing medical cannabis in Pennsylvania, citing lack of research. Baker is also against legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state.

Personal life

She lives in Lehman Township with her husband Gary and her son Carson. She is a member of the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center Advisory Board and a trustee of the independent day school Wyoming Seminary.