Joe Baca
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Joseph Natalio Baca Sr. (born January 23, 1947) is a former U.S. Representative, last serving California's 43rd congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party.
The district, numbered as the 42nd from 1999 to 2003, is located in southwestern San Bernardino County and includes Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San Bernardino.
After redistricting, he decided to run in the new, adjacent 35th congressional district, where he faced fellow Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod (due to California's "top two" primary system).
On November 6, 2012, Baca lost his seat by a margin of 55.7% to 44.3%.
He ran again in 2014 but came fifth with 11.2%.
He subsequently announced that he was running for Mayor of Fontana.
He lost in a landslide and subsequently announced his retirement from politics.In June 2015, Baca switched his affiliation to the Republican Party, citing his "core Christian" and pro-business beliefs.In January 2018, Baca switched his affiliation back to the Democratic Party, saying that "in my heart, I've always been a Democrat with a 100 percent voting record for labor."
Personal life
Baca and his wife, Barbara, began their own business, Interstate World Travel, in San Bernardino in 1989. They have four children: Joe Jr., Jeremy, Natalie and Jennifer. Son Joe Baca, Jr. served one term as state assemblyman for California's 62nd district.
Early life, education and career
Baca was born in Belen, New Mexico, in 1947, she was the youngest of 15 children in a mainly Spanish-speaking household. His father was a railroad worker. When Joe was young, he starred in newspapers and later worked as a laborer for the Santa Fe Railroad until he was drafted in 1966, serving in the United States Army until 1968. He did not serve in Vietnam.
Baca obtained his bachelor's degree in sociology from California State University, Los Angeles, following military service. He worked in community relations with GM and Electric for 15 years. He was the first Latino elected to the board of trustees for the San Bernardino Valley College District in 1979. He was elected to the State Assembly in 1992 and then the state Senate in 1998.