Jessica Baker | |
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| Member of the FloridaHouseofRepresentatives from the 17th district | |
| Assumed office November 8, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Cyndi Stevenson |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Florida State University (BA,JD) |
Jessica Baker is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 17th district. She assumed office on November 8,2022.
Baker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University and a Juris Doctor from the Florida State University College of Law. [1]
Baker worked as a lobbyist for Sachs Sax Caplan. She also served on the staff of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and works as a prosecutor in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. [2] [3] She was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in November 2022.
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