Nicholas Baker

Nicholas Baker earned a high school diploma from the Bloomington High School South. He earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 2001 and a law degree from Indiana University McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, in 2006. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

As a lifelong Hoosier Democrat—that Hoosier part is important – my idols are not progressive crusaders but pragmatic statesman. People like Lee Hamilton, Dick Lugar, and Birch Bayh. You’ll notice I name a Republican in there. That’s because Hoosier values have always stood for practical, common-sense, good-hearted governance, regardless of party. Or at least it once did, and I believe it can again. I am a fighter. And that is why I feel I have been called to service. Because the fight has been brought to us. I am a small government Democrat. I believe government should stay out of boardrooms, bedrooms, and local communities.

Do not mistake me though, I also believe that the national government can do good things for Hoosiers. For example, our state is first and foremost a state of farmers who work to feed this nation. Without their blood, sweat, and sacrifice our grocery baskets go empty. So why are we crippling their markets with protectionist trade wars and giving 100’s of millions of dollars to billion-dollar agricultural corporations? That money should go to Fayette County farmers not agricultural oligarchs. The federal government has the power to make that change, but not the will to do so. I want to be the voice of that will, the voice of hard-working Hoosiers.

I believe first in Unity not Division, second that we must balance the budget, and third that the only way to balance the budget is to completely overhaul American Healthcare.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Unity Not DivisionBalance the BudgetOverhaul American Healthcare

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As an attorney for the past 20 years I have fought all the way to the United States Supreme Court for the victims and families who suffered toxic exposure at Camp LeJeune. I have also been fighting for four years now pro bono or free of charge to end the KKK laws that remain on Indiana's books. The Constitution, the Voting Rights Act, The Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act are critical to the stability of American Democracy.