Missouri House · District 160

Ben Baker

Republican Left office May 4, 2025

Ben Baker resigned from the House on May 4, 2025, to become the U.S. Department of Agriculture's State Director of Rural Development for Missouri.

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Votes with the Speaker 79% On 137 contested votes where both voted · 88% on all votes Votes with own party 98% On 124 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 10% 33 of 338 roll calls · 33 of them excused

Bills passed 1 20 sponsored · 1 became law Bills that became law 1 of 1 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Ben Baker has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

79%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Ben Baker has left office, so isn't marked.

On 137 contested votes where both voted88% on all 273 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

98%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Ben Baker has left office, so isn't marked.

On 124 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Ben Baker sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Ben Baker
	Bills
Sponsored	20
Passed both chambers	1
Became law	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

A bill's sponsor is the member who introduced it; co-sponsors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Ben Baker
Bill	Result	Final action
HB 810 (2025 Regular Session) Designates the "Lloyd Memorial Highway" in Newton County	Became law	April 22, 2025

Budget projects

Missouri's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Missouri legislators.

Contested votes where they split

29 against the Speaker; 26 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Ben Baker
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
May 1, 2025	SB 71: Creates and modifies provisions relating to public safety Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 29, 2025	SB 7: Modifies provisions relating to health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
April 24, 2025	HB 606: Modifies provisions relating to the department of higher education and workforce development Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 24, 2025	HB 837: Modifies provisions relating to state funds for regional planning commissions Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 23, 2025	SB 1: Modifies provisions relating to county officials Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 23, 2025	SB 81: Modifies provisions relating to public safety Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 326: Modifies provisions of the "Champion for Children" tax credit and the "Donated Food" tax credit relating to tax credit award denials Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 200: Modifies provisions relating to environmental protection Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 952: Establishes provisions relating to payments for tort liability to insurers Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 22, 2025	HB 134: Establishes the "Missouri Task Force on Nonprofit Safety and Security" Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 17, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 15, 2025	HJR 73: Proposes a constitutional amendment that establishes provisions relating to reproductive health care Perfection	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 14, 2025	HB 126: Modifies provisions relating to elections Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 10, 2025	HB 992: Modifies provisions relating to criminal history background checks Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 9, 2025	HB 970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
April 7, 2025	HB 970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation Perfection	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 7, 2025	HB 970: Establishes provisions relating to video lottery gaming terminals, licenses, and regulation House Amendment 4	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 7, 2025	HB 507: Modifies provisions relating to elections Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 3, 2025	HB 11: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Social Services Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 3, 2025	HB 3: Appropriates money for the expenses, grants, refunds, and distributions of the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 2, 2025	HB 507: Modifies provisions relating to elections House Amendment 1	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	HB 58: Creates provisions relating to emergency suspensions or restrictions for massage therapists and chiropractors Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 27, 2025	HB 268: Modifies provisions relating to professional registration Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 27, 2025	HB 207: Modifies provisions relating to department of revenue fee offices Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 27, 2025	Motion: Representative Riley moved that Rule 98 be suspended Motion to Suspend a Rule	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 26, 2025	HB 313: Modifies provisions relating to the state advisory council on emergency medical services Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 26, 2025	HB 1116: Allows real property owners building a fence to enter an adjoining property up to ten feet without liability for trespassing Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Excused	Yea (split)
March 13, 2025	SB 4: Modifies and creates new provisions relating to utilities Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2025	HB 834: Modifies provisions relating to professional registration Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2025	HB 643: Modifies provisions relating to the establishment of lakefront entertainment districts Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	HB 225: Allows the chief law enforcement executive in any jurisdiction to request assistance from another jurisdiction, including a jurisdiction outside the state of… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Excused	Yea (split)
March 5, 2025	HB 943: Modifies provisions relating to health care Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 269: Authorizes the "Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act", the "Employer-Provided Child Care Assistance Tax Credit Act", and the "Child Care Providers Tax… Third Reading and Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Ben Baker voted on each of the 338 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Ben Baker
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the Missouri House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to Sept. 16, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections