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Breakfast with Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Baker

Meet Baker along with Rep. Jeff Perry and Sheriff James Cummings

Event co-chairmen Representative Jeff Perry and Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings invite you to a breakfast with Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker. The breakfast will be held at the Dan'l Webster Inn on Tuesday, October  13, 2009. Doors open at 7:30am, with breakfast served at 8am.

In his 30 year career, Charlie Baker has brought success and strong management to both the private and public sectors in Massachusetts.

He served as CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care from 1999 until 2009. Under his leadership, Harvard Pilgrim climbed from the brink of bankruptcy to a leadership position as the number one health plan in the US according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance, US News & World Report ranking.

Prior to joining Harvard Pilgrim, Baker spent eight years in Massachusetts state government, where he served as Secretary of Administration & Finance and Secretary of Health and Human Services under Governors Bill Weld and Paul Cellucci. He was co-director of the Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based public policy research institute, before moving to the Weld administration. He also served as a selectman in his home town of Swampscott.

Mr. Baker holds a BA in English from Harvard College and a Master’s degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.

He, his wife Lauren, and their three children currently live in Swampscott.

RSVP to Representative Perry at 508-888-3094. A minimum donation of $50 is requested.  The Dan'l Webster Inn is located at 149 Main Street in Sandwich.

Courtesy of the Charlie Baker Committee.

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