House Education Committee Chair Representative Rhonda Baker is not running for reelection after eight years in the Legislature.
“It has been an extraordinary honor to serve the people of House District 60 for the past eight years,” Baker said. “I have been blessed to work with some of the most dedicated and talented leaders in the communities in my district and across Oklahoma. I have seen firsthand the challenges facing our state, and yet I remain optimistic that determined and capable Oklahomans will take the opportunities afforded them to make our state the best it can be.”
Baker was first elected in 2015 and began serving in 2016. Due to her experience in education, she was tapped to become the House Education Committee chair that year. It is a position she has held ever since.
The Yukon Republican held several education related appointments and leadership positions in the House and helped negotiate last year’s record education funding package that included tax credits for parents who send their kids to private schools or home schools them.
“One of my proudest legislative accomplishments was to negotiate the largest increase in educational funding, including teacher pay increases, while also advocating for more school choice than at any time in Oklahoma’s history,” Baker said.
Filing for the House District 60 seat and other legislative races begins on April 3, 2024.
