'''Charles Duane "Charlie" Baker, Jr.''' is an American politician and businessman who is the current governor of [[Massachusetts]]. A member of previous governor's administrations in Massachusetts, Baker was the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, a healthcare company, where he was widely acclaimed as having turned the company around. In 2010, he ran for governor against [[Deval Patrick]] and lost. He tried again in 2014. Baker ran on a campaign platform of fiscal conservatism, low taxes, smaller government, and education reform as well as being moderate to liberal on social issues. He ran against [[Martha Coakley]] and won. The victory was considered a surprise as Massachusetts is a blue state. Baker has been very popular since taking office. | '''Charles Duane "Charlie" Baker, Jr.''' is an American politician and businessman who is the current governor of [[Massachusetts]]. A member of previous governor's administrations in Massachusetts, Baker was the CEO of Harvard Pilgrim, a healthcare company, where he was widely acclaimed as having turned the company around. In 2010, he ran for governor against [[Deval Patrick]] and lost. He tried again in 2014. Baker ran on a campaign platform of fiscal conservatism, low taxes, smaller government, and education reform as well as being moderate to liberal on social issues. He ran against [[Martha Coakley]] and won. The victory was considered a surprise as Massachusetts is a blue state. Baker has been very popular since taking office. |