David Baria

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On February 28, 2018, Baria declared his candidacy for the Senate seat held by Republican Roger Wicker. [12] On June 26, he defeated venture capitalist Howard Sherman in a runoff to claim the Democratic nomination despite being considerably outspent. [13] James Carville was an unofficial, unpaid campaign consultant and has held fundraisers in New Orleans for Baria. [14] Baria finished second of four candidates, getting 39.1% of the vote. [7]

Post-political life

Upon leaving the Mississippi House, he joined Cosmich Simmons & Brown as a partner in their Bay St. Louis office after 28 years of experience as a trial lawyer. [4] His practice consists of insurance, business, construction, and personal injury litigation. [15] He serves as a board member of the Centrist Democrats of America. [15]

Political positions

Insurance reform

Baria introduced several bills to cap the premiums that insurance companies can charge for homeowners and flood insurance. [16] He introduced legislation to create a "Policy Holder's Bill of Rights," which would prohibit "anti-concurrent causation clauses," which allow insurance companies to avoid paying for any damage to homes where wind acts concurrently with flooding to cause damage to the insured property. [17]

BP oil spill settlement

In 2015, Baria introduced a bill to require that 80% of the funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill be sent back to the Gulf Coast. [9] The bill was defeated by the Republican controlled legislature, which opted to keep the money in the state's general fund. [18] Baria renewed these efforts in 2017 with the support of several Republican legislators from the Gulf Coast, but they were unsuccessful. [19]

Senator David Baria in 2009 in the Mississippi State Capitol Sen. David Baria during NASA Space Day.png
Senator David Baria in 2009 in the Mississippi State Capitol

Other policy positions

In 2010, Baria proposed bills in the senate offering tax incentives for homeowners who install solar power, [20] as well as allowing net metering. [21]

After joining the Mississippi House in 2012, Baria successfully sponsored a bill to require safety enclosures for swimming pools. [7] That same year, he introduced several other bills, including bills to increase the death benefit payable to law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty; authorize individuals to brew beer at home; create a "Patient's Bill of Rights; prohibit smoking in certain public places and private places of employment; and create a state version of the False Claims Act to allow whistleblowers who report fraud against the government to collect part of the award. [7] All of these bills died in committee. [7]

After controversy in 2012 over then-Governor Haley Barbour's pardon of two convicted murderers who worked at the Mississippi Governor's Mansion, [22] Baria introduced legislation prohibiting governors from issuing pardons during the last 90 days of their term. [7] The bill died in committee.

In 2015, Baria filed a bill to legalize industrial hemp production, [23] and in 2017 Baria filed bills to raise the minimum wage and require equal pay for men and women performing the same work. [24]

Baria penned an op-ed after the 2017 murder of a protester during the Unite the Right rally, calling for the state to remove the Confederate imagery from the Mississippi state flag. [25]

In 2018, Baria voted for a bill to exempt recent college graduates from state income taxes if they stay in the state for three years after graduation from a four-year college or university and to grant them an additional two-year exemption if they buy a house or establish a business with at least one additional employee. [26]

Baria has been a vocal critic of the corporate tax cuts passed by the Republican controlled legislature, [27] stating that they deprive the state of revenue that could be used to pay for other state programs. [28] He has also been a vocal supporter of expanding Medicaid to cover more than 300,000 Mississippians who lack health insurance. [29] Baria also supports state-funded universal preschool and two tuition-free years of community college. [30]

Personal life

David Baria is married to Marcie Baria and has three children. He is Episcopalian. He is a member of the Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club. [1]

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  3. 1 2 3 House Concurrent Resolution 100. Mississippi House of Representatives.
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David Baria
David Baria (cropped).jpg
Minority Leader of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
February 3, 2016 –January 7, 2020
Mississippi House of Representatives
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Mississippi House of Representatives
2016–2020		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Mississippi
(Class 1)
2018 		Succeeded by
Ty Pinkins
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