June 29, 2016: MBJ: Holland says he plans to file retirement papers this week
Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis, the House minority leader, said Holland had been talking about retiring for some time.
Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis, the House minority leader, said Holland had been talking about retiring for some time.
May 26, 2016: NewsMs: Democratic leaders calling for special session
With massive budget cuts that democrats are attributing to corporate tax cuts, House Minority Leader Rep. David Baria joined fellow democrats to ask for that special session.
With massive budget cuts that democrats are attributing to corporate tax cuts, House Minority Leader Rep. David Baria joined fellow democrats to ask for that special session.
May 17, 2016: WXXV: Republicans Respond to Democrats Op-Ed
In an op-ed published by the Clarion Ledger last week, Democrat David Baria of Bay St. Louis calls the Republican legislative leadership militaristic, operating in a top-down manner where House Republicans are instructed before a decision which way to vote and must explain themselves if they vote against leadership.
In an op-ed published by the Clarion Ledger last week, Democrat David Baria of Bay St. Louis calls the Republican legislative leadership militaristic, operating in a top-down manner where House Republicans are instructed before a decision which way to vote and must explain themselves if they vote against leadership.
Mar 24, 2016: Sun Herald: Baria: Speaker Gunn reneged on deals, sparked speed-reading debate
The leader of House Democrats says Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn has broken promises and destroyed the trust the minority opposition placed in him. "I thought we had a compromise two weeks ago," Baria said of the deal with Gunn to kill a bill changing the way the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is governed.
The leader of House Democrats says Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn has broken promises and destroyed the trust the minority opposition placed in him. "I thought we had a compromise two weeks ago," Baria said of the deal with Gunn to kill a bill changing the way the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is governed.
Mar 20, 2016: Sun Herald: Possible MAEP revisions to be hammered out by handful of legislators
But Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, said, "I am concerned about letting six people decide some of the biggest issues before the Legislature. I think we need to be having committee meetings and debating these issues in the open so people know what is going on."
But Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, said, "I am concerned about letting six people decide some of the biggest issues before the Legislature. I think we need to be having committee meetings and debating these issues in the open so people know what is going on."
Mar 16, 2016: NewsMs: House Democrats Commend Speaker of the House for Compromise
“How the legislature conducts itself plays significantly into our ability to write and pass the laws our citizens deserve. We are grateful for cooperation with the Republican House Leadership in working with us to focus on what is best for Mississippians.” House Caucus leader David Baria said in a statement. Other elements of the agreement include official recognition of the House Minority Caucus, office space and staff and a commitment to regular meetings between majority and minority leadership.
“How the legislature conducts itself plays significantly into our ability to write and pass the laws our citizens deserve. We are grateful for cooperation with the Republican House Leadership in working with us to focus on what is best for Mississippians.” House Caucus leader David Baria said in a statement. Other elements of the agreement include official recognition of the House Minority Caucus, office space and staff and a commitment to regular meetings between majority and minority leadership.
Mar 15, 2016: Jackson Free Press: SUNSHINE WEEK: Top Mississippi Lawmakers: Email, Schedule Not for Public
The Democratic leaders of the two chambers — Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis and Sen. John Horhn of Jackson — did not respond to AP's records request. State law sets a seven-day response time.
The Democratic leaders of the two chambers — Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis and Sen. John Horhn of Jackson — did not respond to AP's records request. State law sets a seven-day response time.
Mar 15, 2016: Jackson Free Press: Sonya Williams-Barnes
In 2013, Williams-Barnes and Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, joined a community coalition in asking a legislative committee to release an analysis of spending on the state port expansion. She said the expansion used public money, "so it should be public knowledge.
In 2013, Williams-Barnes and Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, joined a community coalition in asking a legislative committee to release an analysis of spending on the state port expansion. She said the expansion used public money, "so it should be public knowledge.
Mar 8, 2016: Mississippi Gun News: MS House Seeks to Reign In Anti-Second Amendment Judges
Nays–Anderson, Bailey, Bain, Banks, Baria, Williams-Barnes, Bell (65th), Blackmon, Calhoun, Campbell, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Coleman, Denton, Dortch, Ellis, Evans (91st), Faulkner, Gibbs, Hines, Holland, Holloway, Horan, Huddleston (30th), Hughes, Jackson, Johnson (94th), Karriem, Middleton, Myers, Paden, Perkins, Scott, Straughter, Sullivan, Sykes, Thomas, Walker, Watson, Wooten, Young. Total–42.
Nays–Anderson, Bailey, Bain, Banks, Baria, Williams-Barnes, Bell (65th), Blackmon, Calhoun, Campbell, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Coleman, Denton, Dortch, Ellis, Evans (91st), Faulkner, Gibbs, Hines, Holland, Holloway, Horan, Huddleston (30th), Hughes, Jackson, Johnson (94th), Karriem, Middleton, Myers, Paden, Perkins, Scott, Straughter, Sullivan, Sykes, Thomas, Walker, Watson, Wooten, Young. Total–42.
Feb 3, 2016: NewsMs: House Minority Leaders Named
Rep. David Baria is taking the lead seat as House minority leader.
Rep. David Baria is taking the lead seat as House minority leader.
Dec 16, 2015: Daily Journal: House Democratic leader remains a question mark
“There have been some discussions, nothing official among Democrats in the House,” said Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, who won a close re-election effort on Nov. 3. “At this point we have not chosen a minority leader.” |
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Nov 4, 2015: Sea Coast Echo: Baria claims win in District 122, but Lagasse not ready to concede race
Incumbent House District 122 Rep. David Baria claimed victory in Tuesday's elections, but Republican challenger Mickey Lagasse wasn't quite ready to throw in the towel, pending certification of absentee and affidavit ballots. July 25, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Regional battle over BP money could be ameliorated
Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis, is already drafting a bill he wants to pre-file before next year’s session to require at least 80 percent of the BP settlement money over which the Legislature will have dominion be spent in the three Coast counties. |
June 17, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Special Ed Groups on the Fence about Initiative 42
State Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, attempted compromise with a bill that would have created a special-needs counsel positioned in the Mississippi Office of Education to provide legal counsel and support to families in IDEA disputes. #"The districts should be forced to comply with federal and state law, and that's what my bill was all about," Baria said. "It was to provide families with special-needs children what they need to do battle with a school district that is wrongfully denying a special needs student what the law provides for them."
State Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, attempted compromise with a bill that would have created a special-needs counsel positioned in the Mississippi Office of Education to provide legal counsel and support to families in IDEA disputes. #"The districts should be forced to comply with federal and state law, and that's what my bill was all about," Baria said. "It was to provide families with special-needs children what they need to do battle with a school district that is wrongfully denying a special needs student what the law provides for them."
Apr 7, 2015: Seacoast Echo: Mayors ‘disappointed’ by Tidelands Fund allocations
District 122 Rep. David Baria, who represents Bay St. Louis and Waveland, said last week that he had requested $300,000 for the Bay St. Louis public beach access project, as well as $150,000 for the Garfield Ladner Memorial Pier at Waveland and $150,000 for the public restrooms at the Washington Street Pier, which are managed by the Hancock County Board of Supervisors.
District 122 Rep. David Baria, who represents Bay St. Louis and Waveland, said last week that he had requested $300,000 for the Bay St. Louis public beach access project, as well as $150,000 for the Garfield Ladner Memorial Pier at Waveland and $150,000 for the public restrooms at the Washington Street Pier, which are managed by the Hancock County Board of Supervisors.
Mar 12, 2015: MPB: Special Needs Vouchers One Step Closer To Becoming Law in Miss.
The bill passed by a vote of 65-51, but still drew fierce criticism from opponents who claimed the program would draw much needed cash away from public schools. Detractors also claimed the bill would not give parents enough money and that it wouldn't cover enough children. Democratic Representative David Baria of Bay Saint Louis offered an amendment that would have killed the vouchers in favor of using lawyers to help families get existing state services.
The bill passed by a vote of 65-51, but still drew fierce criticism from opponents who claimed the program would draw much needed cash away from public schools. Detractors also claimed the bill would not give parents enough money and that it wouldn't cover enough children. Democratic Representative David Baria of Bay Saint Louis offered an amendment that would have killed the vouchers in favor of using lawyers to help families get existing state services.
Mar 12, 2015: NewsMs: Equal Opportunity for Students With Special Needs Act Passes House, Back to Work
One was proposed by Representative David Baria, and the proposal would create a Office of Special Needs Counsel. That office would then provide 9 statewide lawyers to represent the families of children with special needs, giving free representation that would enforce the student’s constitutional right to a public school education.
One was proposed by Representative David Baria, and the proposal would create a Office of Special Needs Counsel. That office would then provide 9 statewide lawyers to represent the families of children with special needs, giving free representation that would enforce the student’s constitutional right to a public school education.
Mar 11, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Kill Bill Vol. 3: Education, Entertainment, Elections
Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, plans to introduce an amendment to get rid of the voucher proposal and instead create the Office of Special Needs Counsel to help parents of students with special needs get the legal advice they need to compel school districts to provide services for their children.
Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, plans to introduce an amendment to get rid of the voucher proposal and instead create the Office of Special Needs Counsel to help parents of students with special needs get the legal advice they need to compel school districts to provide services for their children.
Mar 4, 2015: MPB: DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS PUSH COMPETING SPECIAL EDUCATION MEASURE
The proposed Office of Educational Special Needs Counsel would provide parents with legal advice to get their children the evaluations and services that are supposed to be available to them. Representative David Baria of Bay Saint Louis drafted the measure that would create the office.
The proposed Office of Educational Special Needs Counsel would provide parents with legal advice to get their children the evaluations and services that are supposed to be available to them. Representative David Baria of Bay Saint Louis drafted the measure that would create the office.
Mar 4, 2015: Sun Herald: Baria says he has better idea for helping Mississippi's special needs kids
David Baria, D-Waveland, said creating an Office of Special Needs Counsel would cost $1.5 million per year and cover all of the state's approximately 63,000 special needs children. He said he'll make another attempt to get that passed in the next couple days by replacing a bill that would offer "education scholarship accounts" to help meet the needs of special needs children. He said the ESA proposal would cover about 500 children at an annual cost of $3.25 million.
David Baria, D-Waveland, said creating an Office of Special Needs Counsel would cost $1.5 million per year and cover all of the state's approximately 63,000 special needs children. He said he'll make another attempt to get that passed in the next couple days by replacing a bill that would offer "education scholarship accounts" to help meet the needs of special needs children. He said the ESA proposal would cover about 500 children at an annual cost of $3.25 million.
Feb 26, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Uncertainty Looms for Wages, Schools, Health Care in Tax Cut Plan
In all, Democratic lawmakers introduced 10 amendments. Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, offered one that would cause the tax cut to take full effect almost immediately instead of phasing it in over 15 years. While Baria stressed that he was serious about his proposal, Republican lawmakers like Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, dismissed the idea.
In all, Democratic lawmakers introduced 10 amendments. Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, offered one that would cause the tax cut to take full effect almost immediately instead of phasing it in over 15 years. While Baria stressed that he was serious about his proposal, Republican lawmakers like Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, dismissed the idea.
Feb 19, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Vicki Slater Announces Governor Candidacy
Democrat Vicki Slater announced her candidacy for governor Thursday morning on the platform of better jobs, better education and better healthcare.
Democrat Vicki Slater announced her candidacy for governor Thursday morning on the platform of better jobs, better education and better healthcare.
Feb 19, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Slater running for governor, says Bryant has 'failed'
Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, noted during his introduction of Slater that she is the first woman to run for governor since Evelyn Gandy, the first woman ever elected to statewide office in Mississippi. She served as the state treasurer from 1960 to 1964 and from 1968 to 1972, before becoming lieutenant governor from 1976 to 1980.
Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, noted during his introduction of Slater that she is the first woman to run for governor since Evelyn Gandy, the first woman ever elected to statewide office in Mississippi. She served as the state treasurer from 1960 to 1964 and from 1968 to 1972, before becoming lieutenant governor from 1976 to 1980.
Feb 8, 2015: Sun Herald: Zuber, with more than $140,009, has biggest campaign fund among Coast delegation in Mississippi House
David Baria, D-Waveland: $22,920 raised, $29,010 on hand
David Baria, D-Waveland: $22,920 raised, $29,010 on hand
Feb 3, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Legislature passes first 'killing deadline'
DEAD. Legal help for students with disabilities. HB 649, authored by Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, would have created the Mississippi Office of Special Needs Counsel to provide legal representation for families needing special education services from their school districts.
DEAD. Legal help for students with disabilities. HB 649, authored by Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, would have created the Mississippi Office of Special Needs Counsel to provide legal representation for families needing special education services from their school districts.
Jan 31, 2015: Rep. DAVID BARIA and Rep. CECIL BROWN: Sun Herald: Level the playing field for parents of children with special needs
Jan 26, 2015: Daily Journal: Special-needs scholarships back in spotlight
Reps. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, and Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, have introduced legislation that would create the Mississippi Office of Special Needs Counsel to provide help to the parents of special-needs children when they complain to public school officials that their children are not getting the education that state and federal laws guarantee.
Reps. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, and Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, have introduced legislation that would create the Mississippi Office of Special Needs Counsel to provide help to the parents of special-needs children when they complain to public school officials that their children are not getting the education that state and federal laws guarantee.
Jan 23, 2014: Jackson Free Press: Bills to Stop 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Pass House
“Just to be clear,” Democrat Rep. David Baria from Bay St. Louis said on the floor, the bill would stop the “dirty rotten scoundrels in Washington from imposing their communist agenda on our school curricula?
“Just to be clear,” Democrat Rep. David Baria from Bay St. Louis said on the floor, the bill would stop the “dirty rotten scoundrels in Washington from imposing their communist agenda on our school curricula?
Jan 8, 2014: MPB: Coast Delegation Says Insurance, Transparency At Top Of Agenda
"Every chance we get, we ought to be about letting the sun shine in," says Representative David Baria, a Democrat from Bay St. Louis. "This is the people's goverment, not some bureacrat in Jackson's government."
"Every chance we get, we ought to be about letting the sun shine in," says Representative David Baria, a Democrat from Bay St. Louis. "This is the people's goverment, not some bureacrat in Jackson's government."
Sept 25, 2014: SF Gate: Biloxi state House member Patterson moves to GOP
It reduces the number of white Democrats in the House to 18, with only one of those,David Baria of Bay St. Louis, on the coast.
Sept 1, 2014: Y'all Politics: Democrat state Rep. Baria recognized for “excellence in personal injury litigation”
David Baria and Marcie Fyke Baria of Bay St. Louis will be featured in 21st Edition of 2015 Best Lawyers in America.
Jan 28, 2014: Jackson Free Press: Dems Push for Fair Pay
HB 169, "The Fair Pay Act of 2014," would require employers to pay equivalent pay for equivalent jobs, not discriminating because of sex, race or national origin and to protect employees seeking to enforce equal pay from retaliation from their employers. The bills' sponsors are: HB 169, Rep. Bob Evans, D-Monticello; HB 193, Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis; HB 197, Rep. Sherra Lane, D-Waynesboro; HB 1151, Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg.
Jan 9, 2013: Gulf Live: Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis pushing resolution urging support for all Sandy recovery aid
A Democratic state lawmaker said Wednesday he's filing a resolution that urges Mississippi's entire congressional delegation to support federal spending for Hurricane Sandy recovery.
It reduces the number of white Democrats in the House to 18, with only one of those,David Baria of Bay St. Louis, on the coast.
Sept 1, 2014: Y'all Politics: Democrat state Rep. Baria recognized for “excellence in personal injury litigation”
David Baria and Marcie Fyke Baria of Bay St. Louis will be featured in 21st Edition of 2015 Best Lawyers in America.
Jan 28, 2014: Jackson Free Press: Dems Push for Fair Pay
HB 169, "The Fair Pay Act of 2014," would require employers to pay equivalent pay for equivalent jobs, not discriminating because of sex, race or national origin and to protect employees seeking to enforce equal pay from retaliation from their employers. The bills' sponsors are: HB 169, Rep. Bob Evans, D-Monticello; HB 193, Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis; HB 197, Rep. Sherra Lane, D-Waynesboro; HB 1151, Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg.
Jan 9, 2013: Gulf Live: Rep. David Baria of Bay St. Louis pushing resolution urging support for all Sandy recovery aid
A Democratic state lawmaker said Wednesday he's filing a resolution that urges Mississippi's entire congressional delegation to support federal spending for Hurricane Sandy recovery.
David Baria (born December 4, 1962) is an American politician, attorney, and contractor. Baria is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 122nd district. Baria was a member of the Mississippi Senate before he replaced the retiring J. P. Compretta's seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Baria is the 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, Kiwanis Club, Leadership Hancock County, Mississippi Bar, and a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation. The Board of United Policyholders, a renowned national advocacy group for insureds, recently elected Baria to their Board of Directors.