Hunter Baker's Biography
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Full Name:
Hunter Baker
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Ruth; 2 Children: Andrew, Grace
Home City:
Jackson, TN
JD, Law, University of Houston Law Center, 1997-2000
MPA, Public Administration, University of Georgia, 1992-1994, Grade Point Average of 4.0
BS, Economics, Florida State University, 1988-1991
BS, Political Science, Florida State University, 1988-1991
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee, District 8, 2016
No caucus information on file.
University Fellow and Associate Professor, Union University, 2015-present
Research Fellow, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, 2014-present
Associate Editor, The Acton Institute, 2014-present
Dean of Instruction, Union University, 2012-present
Associate Professor of Political Science, Union University, 2010-present
Writer at Large and Co-Founder, The City, 2008-present
Acting Dean of Arts and Sciences, Union University, 2012-2013
Senior Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, Union University, 2010-2012
Associate Provost, Director of Strategic Planning, and Assistant Professor, Houston Baptist University, 2007-2010
Doctoral Fellow, Baylor University, 2003-2007
Director of Special Markets, Baylor University, 2004-2005
Director of Public Policy/Public Policy Consultant, Georgia Family Council, 2000-2003
Summer Legal Associate, Prison Fellowship Ministries, 1999
Healthcare Industry Analyst, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, 1994-1996
No organizational membership information on file.
Publications:
He is the author of three books (The End of Secularism, Political Thought: A Student's Guide, and The System Has a Soul), has contributed chapters to several others, and has spoken in venues around the nation (including Hillsdale College and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary). Baker has also published widely in both popular and academic outlets including National Review, the Federalist, Touchstone, the Journal of Markets and Morality, and the Journal of Law and Religion. His work won him the $10,000 Michael Novak Award in religion and liberty given by the Acton Institute.