BAIRD, JAMES, a Representative from Indiana; born in Fountain County, Ind., June 4, 1945; graduated from Turkey Run High School, Marshall, Ind., 1963; B.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., 1967; M.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., 1969; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1975; United States Army, 1969-1972; farmer; small business owner; commissioner, Putnam County, Ind., 2006-2010; member of the Indiana general assembly, 2010-2018; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-present).