0 1 – 2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Anna ▁Cow in , ▁the ▁Le es burg ▁Republican ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁District ▁State ▁Senate ▁Se at , ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁her ▁seat ▁and ▁instead ▁would ▁run ▁for ▁Lake ▁County ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁School s . ▁Baker ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁seat ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁special ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁full ▁terms ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 th ▁Senate ▁district ▁includes ▁parts ▁of ▁Mar ion , ▁Sum ter , ▁Lake , ▁Vol us ia ▁and ▁Sem in ole ▁count ies . ▁While ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Florida ▁Senate , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Government ▁Oper ations ▁Committee ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁Transport ation ▁Committee , ▁Senate ▁Agricult ure ▁Committee , ▁and ▁Senate ▁General ▁Government ▁App ropri ation ▁Committee . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Baker ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁long - time ▁inc umb ent ▁Ed ▁Hav ill ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Property ▁App ra iser ▁of ▁Lake ▁County , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁ran ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Baker ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁Association ▁of ▁Property ▁App rais ers . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁activities ▁In ▁ 2 0