Richard G. Baker

Richard Baker is an Independent candidate running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in the general election on November 3, 2026 [1]. He previously ran for the same office as an Independent in the 2024 general election, where he received 5,714 votes (1.7% of the total) against incumbent Diana Harshbarger [7]. Baker is currently listed among the general election candidates for Tennessee's 1st District alongside Joshua Ray Ashburn, Chris Campbell, and Tyler McClain [6].

Ballotpedia did not receive biographical information for this candidate during his previous campaigns [4]. A separate source notes that he has no address on file and provided no issue responses or biographical details for the 2024 election [12]. There is a lawyer named W. Richard Baker practicing personal injury law in Knoxville, Tennessee, but sources do not explicitly confirm this individual is the same person running for Congress [20]. Other individuals named Richard Baker have held political office in Massachusetts and Michigan, or served as Senate Historian, but these are distinct from the Tennessee candidate [3], [4], [8].

Sources

• [1] Richard Baker (Tennessee) - Ballotpedia
• [2] Richard Baker - Ballotpedia
• [3] Richard Baker (Massachusetts) - Ballotpedia
• [4] Richard Baker (Burr Oak Township Board of Trustees At-large, Michigan, candidate 2024) - Ballotpedia
• [5] Tennessee's 1st Congressional District - Ballotpedia
• [6] United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2026 - Ballotpedia
• [7] Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 - Ballotpedia
• [8] Richard A. Baker - Oral History Project
• [10] Richard A. Baker - U.S. Senate
• [11] Richard Baker (American politician) - Wikipedia
• [12] Vote-USA | Richard Baker | Candidate for U.S. House 1st District, Tennessee | November 5, 2024 Tennessee General Election
• [18] Richard Baker in people
• [20] W. Richard Baker, Lawyer in Knoxville, Tennessee | Justia Lawyer Directory

Public filings

Candidates and officeholders are required by law to file campaign finance reports and statements of economic interest. The sites below don't support direct links to an individual record — search by last name on each.

Tennessee — campaign finance

• State offices (Governor, US Senate, US Rep, TN Senate, TN House, State Executive Committee) — Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Click Search for Candidates and PACs, enter last name “Baker”, and submit.
• Shelby County and municipal offices (County Mayor, Commissioner, Sheriff, School Board, court clerks, municipal alderman, etc.) — Shelby County Public Campaign Finance Portal. Select the election year and search by candidate name (“Baker”).

Tennessee — statement of interest

• Required for state and local officials and candidates — Tennessee Ethics Commission Conflict of Interest Search. Enter last name “Baker”and, if needed, select the applicable position.

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