1. David Wayne Baria was born on December 4,1962 and is an American politician and attorney.
24 Facts About David Baria
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David Baria previously held office in the Mississippi Senate for the 46th district and was the House Minority Leader during his tenure in the state legislature.
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David Baria later served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, where he championed causes such as insurance reform, environmental protection, and medicaid expansion.
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David Baria earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1987 and a Juris Doctor at the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1990.
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In 2007, David Baria ran for the Mississippi Senate to represent the 46th district.
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David Baria's district represented Bay St Louis, Waveland, Pearlington, part of Kiln, and most of rural Hancock County.
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David Baria filed a defamation suit against the PAC for falsely accusing him of voting to raise his pay, raise food taxes, and taking money from clients.
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David Baria stated he would dismiss the case if the PAC apologized.
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David Baria was selected as a Democratic Floor Leaders for the Mississippi House Democratic Caucus in 2012, and in 2016 his colleagues selected him to serve a four-year term as House Minority Leader.
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David Baria was a founding member of the Mississippi Democratic Trust in 2016.
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On February 28,2018, David Baria declared his candidacy for the Senate seat held by Republican Roger Wicker.
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David Baria serves as a board member of the Centrist Democrats of America.
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David Baria introduced several bills to cap the premiums that insurance companies can charge for homeowners and flood insurance.
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David Baria introduced legislation to create a "Policy Holder's Bill of Rights," which would prohibit "anti-concurrent causation clauses," which allow insurance companies to avoid paying for any damage to homes where wind acts concurrently with flooding to cause damage to the insured property.
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David Baria renewed these efforts in 2017 with the support of several Republican legislators from the Gulf Coast, but they were unsuccessful.
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In 2010, David Baria proposed bills in the senate offering tax incentives for homeowners who install solar power, as well as allowing net metering.
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In 2015, David Baria filed a bill to legalize industrial hemp production, and in 2017 David Baria filed bills to raise the minimum wage and require equal pay for men and women performing the same work.
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David Baria penned an op-ed after the 2017 murder of a protester during the Unite the Right rally, calling for the state to remove the Confederate imagery from the Mississippi state flag.
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In 2018, David Baria voted for a bill to exempt recent college graduates from state income taxes if they stay in the state for three years after graduation from a four-year college or university and to grant them an additional two-year exemption if they buy a house or establish a business with at least one additional employee.
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David Baria has been a vocal critic of the corporate tax cuts passed by the Republican controlled legislature, stating that they deprive the state of revenue that could be used to pay for other state programs.
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David Baria has been a vocal supporter of expanding Medicaid to cover more than 300,000 Mississippians who lack health insurance.
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David Baria supports state-funded universal preschool and two tuition-free years of community college.
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David Baria is married to Marcie Baria and has three children.
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David Baria is a member of the Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club.