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David Baria | |
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Minority Leader of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office February 3, 2016 – January 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Bobby Moak |
Succeeded by | Robert Johnson III |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 122nd district | |
In office January 3, 2012 – January 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | J. P. Compretta |
Succeeded by | Brent Anderson |
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 46th district | |
In office January 8, 2008 – January 3, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Scottie Cuevas |
Succeeded by | Philip Moran |
Personal details | |
Born | David Wayne Baria December 4, 1962 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Marcie Fyke |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Southern Mississippi (BS) University of Mississippi (JD) |
Website | Campaign website |
David Wayne Baria (born December 4, 1962) is an American politician, attorney, and former contractor. A trial lawyer by trade,[1] Baria was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 122nd district until the end of the 2019 legislative session.[2] He also served as the House Minority Leader. Baria was a member of the Mississippi Senate before he was elected to the retiring J. P. Compretta's seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Baria was the Democratic nominee for the 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi.
Baria is the former chairman of the NCSL Gulf and Atlantic States Task Force. He is also a member of the National Conference of Environmental Legislators, Bay St. Louis Rotary Club, Leadership Hancock County, Mississippi Bar, and a fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation.[3] The Board of United Policyholders, a national advocacy group for insureds, includes Baria on their board of directors. He was also chairman of the Hancock County Youth Court Task Force dedicated to combatting the foster care crisis in that area.[4] In March 2019, Baria announced he would not seek re-election to the legislature.
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