Brian Norton Baird (born March 7, 1956) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Washington.
Brian Baird has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Washington's 3rd congressional district. He attended the University of Utah and the University of Wyoming, completing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Dr. Baird is the former chairman of the Department of Psychology at Pacific Lutheran Un...
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Brian Norton Baird (born March 7, 1956) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Washington.
Brian Baird has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Washington's 3rd congressional district. He attended the University of Utah and the University of Wyoming, completing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Dr. Baird is the former chairman of the Department of Psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and a licensed clinical psychologist.
Baird was elected to the House in 1998 after being defeated in a prior bid in 1996. He sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the House Science Committee, the House Budget Committee, and the House Select Committee on Continuity in Government.
On December 9, 2009, Baird announced he would not stand for reelection in 2010.
He serves as a senior regional whip and on the Democratic Steering Committee. He was elected president of the 1998 Democratic...
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