[5] As a first term Senator, Baker proposed a bill to tie legislative pay to attendance.

[6] The bill ultimately passed the legislature with widespread bipartisan support[7] and became law without the Governor's signature.

[7] Baker also received praise for "noteworthy action[8]" from the Maine League of Conservation Voters for co-sponsoring the bipartisan Kids Safe Products Act which would dealt with toxic chemicals.

[8] In June 2016, Baker faced Guy Lebida of Bowdoin, Maine in the Republican primary for Senate District 23.

Lebida, who was endorsed by Republican Governor Paul LePage, bested Baker by just 40 votes of out approximately 2,100 cast.