Biography

1949 -

BAKER, Jane S., a Representative from Lehigh County; born, July 8, 1945 in Kansas City, Mo.; graduated, William Allen High School, 1963; attended, The Pennsylvania State University, 1963-1965; B.A., English and history, Cedar Crest College, 1967; teacher; legislative aid, State Representative Donald W. Snyder (1981-1982); elected, commissioner, Lehigh County (1986-1993; chair, 1989); executive, Lehigh County (1994-2000); gubernatorial appointee, Governor's Community Partnership for Safe Children (1996); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 2001 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 2003 term; consultant, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.