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Encyclopedia > Richard Baker (politician)

Richard Hugh Baker (born May 22, 1948), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the 6th District of Louisiana (map). He was born in New Orleans, was educated at Louisiana State University, and was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives before entering the U.S. House. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The [[Reid Sanphy 1 Courageous Court]] is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans, officially (currently Baton Rouge due to the evacuation of New Orleans) Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, or simply Louisiana State University (LSU) is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The [[Reid Sanphy 1 Courageous Court]] is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ...


According to The Wall Street Journal, Baker caused some controversy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when he was overheard telling lobbyists: "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did." Baker later tried to explain he has long wanted to improve low-income housing. [1] The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with a worldwide average daily circulation of more than 2. ... This article is about the 2005 hurricane. ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body, in order to ensure that an individuals or organizations point of view is represented in the government. ... Public housing or social housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... The term God is capitalized in the English language as a proper noun when used to refer to a specific monotheistic concept of a Supreme Being in accordance with Christian, Jewish )as G-d - cf. ...


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Louisiana Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress.
Senators Mary Landrieu (D), David Vitter (R)
Representative(s) Bobby Jindal (R), William J. Jefferson (D), Charles Melancon (D), Jim McCrery (R), Rodney Alexander (R), Richard H. Baker (R), Charles Boustany (R)

Current Congressional Delegations by State
AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY | AS DC GU PR VI State Flag of Louisiana Ratio 2:3 388 × 260 pixels 8590 bytes ( File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... The 109th United States Congress meets from January 4, 2005, to January 1, 2007. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is a Democratic United States Senator for the state of Louisiana. ... David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961), American politician, is a Senator from Louisiana. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The [[Reid Sanphy 1 Courageous Court]] is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... Rep. ... William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 2nd District of Louisiana. ... Charles J. (Charlie) Melancon (pronounced Meh-lahn-son) (born October 3, 1947 in Napoleonville, Louisiana) is a Democrat who was elected to represent Louisianas Third Congressional District (map) in a December 4, 2004 runoff election. ... James O. McCrery, III (born September 18, 1949), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1988, representing the 4th District of Louisiana (map). ... Rodney Alexander (born December 5, 1946), American politician, has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing the 5th District of Louisiana. ... Charles Boustany (born February 21, 1956) represents Louisianas 7th Congressional District as a Republican since winning an open race in 2004. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Alabama. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Alaska. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Arizona. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Arkansas. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of California. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Colorado. ... This page has the current U.S. congressional delegation from the state of Connecticut. ... 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Richard Hugh Baker (born May 22 1948), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the 6th District of Louisiana.
He was born in New Orleans, was educated at Louisiana State University, and was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives before entering the U.S. House.
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