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HARRISBURG – State Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) took the oath of the office on January 6th as a Pennsylvania state representative for the 12th time. For the 2015 – 2016 term he will be representing all of Tioga County, as well as parts of Bradford and Potter counties.

“It continues to be my pleasure to work on behalf of the people of the 68th Legislative District who have kindly elected me to be their voice in Harrisburg,” said Baker. “As we start yet another legislative session, I will continue to work for the betterment of those living and working in the Northern Tier, which means supporting more job creation opportunities, improving access to health care and ensuring all students receive a quality education.”

Baker has also again been appointed to serve as chairman of the House Health Committee.

“I am pleased that through the committee I was able to advance so many important health care bills that were passed into law this past session, including legislation to create a prescription drug monitoring program, increase genetic disease screening for newborns, create a Lyme disease task force and develop a Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council for the state’s Medicaid program to improve care and reduce health care costs, said Baker. “I am looking forward to working on many more legislative measures aimed at improving access to and quality of health care in Pennsylvania.”

This will be Baker’s third term as chairman of the House Health Committee. He previously served as chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, which was split into two separate committees in 2010.