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Baker represents district 40, the northernmost legislative district in the country, making him a member of the [[Bush Caucus]]. Baker has often voted in opposition to the non-Republican members of the caucus, swinging the outcome of votes on education and causing friction within the group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=James |date=2024-03-29 |title=Friction affects Alaska’s influential Bush Caucus • Alaska Beacon |url=https://alaskabeacon.com/2024/03/29/friction-affects-alaskas-influential-bush-caucus/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Alaska Beacon |language=en-US}}</ref>
Baker has proposed an amendment to the [[Alaska Constitution]] that would allow the Legislature to establish a preference giving priority to rural subsistence harvesters during resource shortages. The measure could bring Alaska into compliance with the [[Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act]], potentially allowing the state to assume sole fish and game management authority across all of Alaska.<ref>{{Cite news |last=DeMarban |first=Alex |date=March 28, 2024 |title=Alaska lawmaker proposes constitutional amendment to unify subsistence management under the state |url=https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2024/03/27/alaska-lawmaker-proposes-constitutional-amendment-to-unify-subsistence-management-under-the-state/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328001213/https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2024/03/27/alaska-lawmaker-proposes-constitutional-amendment-to-unify-subsistence-management-under-the-state/ |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |work=[[Anchorage Daily News]]}}</ref> This proposal drew support from Alaska Department of Fish and Game commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang, but was criticized [[Alaska Federation of Natives]] president Julie Kitka. [[NANA Regional Corporation|NANA Corporation]] and [[Maniilaq Association]] issued a joint statement saying that they could not support the proposal and that Baker had not adequately consulted his constituents.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 4, 2024 |url=https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/04/alaska-news-nightly-thursday-april-4-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406014909/https://alaskapublic.org/2024/04/04/alaska-news-nightly-thursday-april-4-2024/ |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |work=[[Alaska Public Media]]}}</ref>
==Electoral history==
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