Baker Elected to State Committee

MEMBER OF STATE COMMITTEE 43RD DISTRICT
VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 (WITH 264 OF 264 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
TOM BAKER . . . . . . . . . . ... 4,609 51.80%
JOE WEINROTH . . . . . . . . . 4,234 47.59% 

Message from Tom (April 26, 2008):

I was honored to be re-elected to Republican State Committee and look forward to continuing to be an active leader within the party. Being a member of Republican State Committee is an enriching and interesting opportunity that I feel humbled to get to experience. It is with a great deal of honor and enthusiasm that I recently announced my candidacy for Chairman of the Southwest Caucus. Running for this important position is something that I have been seriously considering since last summer. Our caucus has much to be proud of and we need to make sure that we spread our positive message across the Commonwealth. My desire to make a difference at the local and state party level for years to come is a strong priority and I feel passionately that leading our caucus would be a great way to enable me to help move our party forward.

Message from Tom (May 17, 2006):

I would like to sincerely thank the voters of the 43rd Senatorial District for electing me to serve as a member of Republican State Committee. I would also like to thank my supporters and everyone who helped me in this election. As a member of State Committee, I truly will hope to bring about positive change and help our party grow and prosper in Western PA and throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Links

• PA Federation of Young Republicans

• Young Republicans of Allegheny County

• Pittsburgh Tribune Review Article- "Fresh activists can revive GOP, local leaders say"

Tom Baker is State Chairman of the Pennsylvania Young Republicans and Vice Chair of the Southwest Caucus of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. Tom was elected as a State Committeeman to represent the 43rd Senatorial District in 2006 and 2008. He also was elected as an Allegheny County Committeeman in the 15th Ward in 2004 and 2008. Baker has served as Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary of the Allegheny County Young Republicans and is Secretary of the 5th District Republican Committee. In 2005, Tom ran an aggressive campaign for a seat on the Pittsburgh Public School Board. Despite a 5 to 1 voter registration differential Tom received 37% of the vote in the general election. His candidacy received bi-partisan support and he was endorsed by several media outlets including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.

Tom is the President of Baker Leadership and is author of "Get Involved! Making the Most of Your 20s and 30s." He currently serves as Vice President of Programs for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and is Past President of the PUMP Board of Directors. His previous professional experience includes serving as Executive Director of Healthy Teens, Inc., as a Family Recruiter at Three Rivers Adoption Council, as a Career Counselor at Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, and as Director of The Learning Ladder Child Development Center in Lancaster, PA. Tom has served on a number of boards for non-profit organizations including PUMP (President), Greenfield Organization, Pittsburgh Cares, Life Span, Inc. (Secretary), Pittsburgh Singles Volunteer Network (Vice President), Coro Pittsburgh Alumni Council, City Theatre Greenroom Advisory Board, and National Student Partnerships (Chairman). He was Student Body President and President of Lambda Chi Alpha while earning his Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Millersville University and served as President of the Associates for Student Development during his graduate studies in Student Affairs in Higher Education at Indiana University of PA. Tom is a proud member of Homestead-Amity-McCandless Lodge 582 of Free and Accepted Masons, the Pittsburgh East Rotary Club, and lives with his wife, Erin, in Pittsburgh, PA.

Tom with RNC Chairman, Michael Steele.