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Maxine Baker (politician)
Maxine
Baker
was an
American politician
. She served as a
Democratic
member of the
Florida House of Representatives
from
1963
to
1972
,
representing
Miami-Dade County, Florida
. She is the
namesake
of the
Baker Act
, also known as the
Florida Mental Health Act
.