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Andre Baker, Jr.'s Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Legislative Office Building, Room 5005
300 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1591

Full Name:

Andre F. Baker, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

2 Children: Brandon, Chase

Birth Place:

New Rochelle, NY

Home City:

Bridgeport, CT

AAS, Mortuary, State University of New York at Farmingdale

Majority Whip At-Large, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2025-present

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 124, 2014-present

Member, Bridgeport City Council, present

Deputy Majority Whip-At-Large, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2019-2025

Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 124, 2024

Assistant Majority Leader, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2017-2018

President, Black and Hispanic Caucus

Former Member, Education Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Health Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government A, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Connecticut General Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Connecticut General Assembly

Owner/Chief Executive Officer, Baker-Isaac Funeral Services, present

Member/Community Development Corporation Member/Vice Chair of the Trustee Ministry, Mount Aery Baptist Church, 1994-present

Member, Democratic Town Committee, present

Member, Doric Lodge # 4 Prince Hall Affiliated Free and Accepted Masons, present

Member, Juneteenth of Fairfield Organization, present

Vice Chair, Trustee Ministry, present

Former Member, Board of the Community Development Corporation

Former Commissioner, Bridgeport Planning and Zoning Commission

Former Co-Chair, Budget and Appropriations Committee, Common Council for the City of Bridgeport 139th East End District

Former Member, Education and Social Services Committee, Common Council for the City of Bridgeport 139th East End District

Former Member, Miscellaneous Matters Committee, Common Council for the City of Bridgeport 139th East End District

Former Co-Chair, Ordinance Committee, Common Council for the City of Bridgeport 139th East End District

Former Member, Public Safety and Transportation Committee, Common Council for the City of Bridgeport 139th East End District

Former Board Member, Ralphola Taylor Community Center

Member, Bridgeport Board of Education, 2013-2015

Member, Facilities Committee and School Security, Bridgeport Board of Education, 2013-2015

Chair, Finance Committee, Bridgeport Board of Education, 2013-2015

Member, Common Council for the City of Bridgeport 139th East End District, 2005-2013

Grand Marshall, Bridgeport's Juneteenth Parade, 2000

Names of Grandchildren:

Kaylee

Number of Grandchildren:

1

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