Michael J. Baker

Michael J. Baker
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 18th district
In office
July 15, 1991 – January 14, 1992
Serving with George A. Spadoro
Preceded byFrank M. Pelly
Succeeded byHarriet E. Derman
Jeffrey A. Warsh
Personal details
Born1956/1957 (age 67–68)[1]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceEast Brunswick, New Jersey

Michael J. Baker (born 1956/1957[1]) is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who was appointed to represent the 18th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he served from 1991 to 1992.

A resident of East Brunswick, New Jersey, Baker served four years on the East Brunswick township council. After Frank M. Pelly was nominated to head the New Jersey Lottery, Baker was chosen by Democrats in April 1991 to fill the vacant seat to represent the 18th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly and to run for a full term of office.[2] He was sworn into office on July 15, 1991.[1]

In the 1991 Republican landslide, Jack Sinagra took the Senate seat vacated by Democrat Thomas H. Paterniti, while in the Assembly race, Harriet E. Derman and running mate Jeffrey A. Warsh were elected, knocking off Baker and his incumbent running mate George A. Spadoro.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Bill would end lifetime tenure for school superintendents", Courier News, July 16, 1991. Accessed January 23, 2024. "Michael J. Baker, 34, of East Brunswick, was sworn in to represent the 18th Legislative District. Baker fills the unexpired term of Frank M. Pelly, who resigned earlier this month to become executive director of the New Jersey Lottery."
  2. ^ Kelly, Audrey. "Pelly joins Dems' legislative exodus", The Home News, April 11, 1991. Accessed January 23, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "Pelly's replacement on the Democratic Assembly ticket in the 18th district is East Brunswick attorney Michael Baker. Baker, 34, served four years on the East Brunswick Township Council and currently chairs the township's Democratic organization. He will be appointed to fill Pelly's unexpired term. Baker joins Sen. Thomas Paterniti and Assemblyman George Spadoro, both of whom announced their intentions to seek re-election at yesterday's press conference."
  3. ^ Official Results General Election November 5, 1991, New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 1991. Accessed January 23, 2024.