[6][7] On November 4, 2014, Baker won the election and became a Republican member of California State Assembly for District 16, which encompasses Lamorinda and the Tri-Valley region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
[11][6] During her time in office, Baker was the only Republican to represent any portion of the Bay Area at either the federal or the state level.
[14] After leaving the California State Assembly, Baker has returned to private practice as an attorney, and is currently Special Counsel at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, advising businesses and non-profit organizations.
[18] In August 2019, Baker joined the board of Livermore Lab Foundation, a nonprofit organization,[19] and was named the President of Diablo Regional Arts Association.
[20] In December 2020, State Controller Betty Yee appointed Baker to a seat on the five-member California Fair Political Practices Commission for a four-year term beginning in January 2021.