Minnesota House of Representatives
Representative Dave Baker
| Seat | House District 16B |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Centennial Office Building · Second Floor |
| Mailing address | Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar St., Second Floor, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-6206 |
| Write to | rep.dave.baker@house.mn.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
Bills, 2025–2026 session 41 as principal author · 111 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HF 3228Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.Enacted100
- HF 1355Permit holders harvesting or destroying aquatic plants required to safely use scuba diving equipment, and commercial…Enacted100
- HF 4493Pharmacists authorized to initiate, prescribe, administer, and dispense drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder…In Senate committee63
- HF 4003Rural Cancer Institute appropriation modified.Passed House of Representatives committee41
- HF 4598Workers' Compensation Advisory Council 2026 recommendations adopted.Passed House of Representatives committee37
- HF 4668Film production credit modified.In House of Representatives committee35
- HF 854Kandiyohi County; Trunk Highway 23 segment designated as Sergeant Joshua A. Schmit Memorial Highway.In Senate committee34
- HF 1379Use of nonopioid directives authorized, and immunity for certain acts or failures to act established.Passed House of Representatives committee34
- HF 845Net metering; various governing provisions modified.Passed House of Representatives committee31
- HF 4414Elected officials exempted from Minnesota Paid Leave Law.In House of Representatives committee26
- HF 4415Strategies in the comprehensive drug overdose and morbidity program administered by the commissioner of health modified.In House of Representatives committee26
- HF 4004Explore Minnesota councils membership modified.Passed House of Representatives committee25
- HF 3752Commissioner of revenue temporary authority to not include certain taxpayers on liquor posting provided.In House of Representatives committee25
- HF 11Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.Passed House of Representatives committee24
- HF 1096Summit Academy OIC funding provided, and money appropriated.In House of Representatives committee23
All 41 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 2358, HF 3155, HF 3453, HF 4138, SF 3210, SF 3402, SF 3720, HF 3732, SF 3769, HF 2380, HF 4250, HF 2023 and 99 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 94th Legislature, 2025–26
94th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 41 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 10 / 4 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 32 ÷ 10.94 = 2.93 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (20), Higher education & workforce (18), Budget & taxes (5) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Natalie Zeleznikar RHouse 3B 44
- Bernie Perryman RHouse 14A 33
- Dawn Gillman RHouse 17A 30
- Krista Knudsen RHouse 5A 30
- Steve Gander RHouse 1B 30
- Isaac Schultz RHouse 10B 25
- Jeff Backer RHouse 9A 25
- John Burkel RHouse 1A 25
- Keith Allen RHouse 19A 23
- Tom Sexton RHouse 19B 23
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 16B
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- Kandiyohi
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- Andrew Lang (16)
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Source
Copied from https://www.house.mn.gov/members/profile/15429 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota House of Representatives.