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Byron M. Baer (October 18, 1929 – June 24, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1993 and in the State Senate from 1994 to 2005, where he represented the 37th Legislative District. In the early 1970s, Baer was the primary author of New Jersey's Sunshine Law, and was an advocate of open government throughout his legislative career.〔 ==Career== In the upper house, the Senator filled a variety of different leadership roles including as Democratic Senate Leader ''Ex Officio'' (2002–2003), Minority Leader Pro Tempore (1996–2001), and as Senate Leader ''Ex Officio'', a post he held from 2004.〔, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 26, 2007.〕 As Senator, Baer served on a variety of Senate Committees including: Legislative Services Commission, Joint Committee on Public Schools, State Government, and Judiciary. He was also the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.〔 Before serving as a State Senator, Baer served 21 years in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1972 to 1993. While in the Assembly, Baer served in a variety of different posts including Minority Leader Pro Tempore (1992–1993), Deputy Speaker (1991), Associate Assembly Leader (1990), and Assistant Minority Leader (1986–1989).〔 In February 1993, Baer announced that he would run for the seat in the New Jersey Senate being vacated by Matthew Feldman.〔Edelman, Susan. ("BAER ANNOUNCES RUN TO SUCCEED FELDMAN -- ENGLEWOOD MAN IS 1ST DEMOCRAT IN RACE" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', February 25, 1993. Accessed June 16, 2010.〕 Together with Assembly running mates Loretta Weinberg and Ken Zisa, who was on the ballot for Baer's former Assembly seat, Baer won election to the Senate.〔Markowitz, Michael. ("VOTERS IN 37TH DISTRICT RALLY TO DEMOCRATS" ), ''The New York Times'', November 3, 1993. Accessed June 16, 2010.〕 Baer attended Cornell University, New York University and Columbia University, but never received a degree.〔 Baer had a short-lived career in special effects, which included work on the horror classic, ''The Brain That Wouldn't Die''.〔 In 1961, Baer was arrested as a Freedom Rider at the Greyhound Bus station in Jackson, Mississippi, and served six weeks in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.〔 In 1965, he participated in the Selma-to-Montgomery March. Baer advised and befriended Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..〔Levin, Jay. ("Ex-senator Byron Baer dies at 77" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', June 25, 2007. Accessed June 26, 2007.〕 Because of this, the Senator served on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission from 2002 to 2004.〔 Senator Baer resigned from the New Jersey Senate effective September 8, 2005, due to health reasons. In a letter to Acting Governor of New Jersey Richard Codey, Baer stated that "I officially tender my resignation as State Senator, representing District 37 in the New Jersey Legislature, effective today, September 8, 2005, at 11:59 p.m." On Election Day on November 9, 2005, voters chose Loretta Weinberg to serve the remaining portion of Baer's four-year term of office, which ends in January 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Byron Baer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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