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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Rick Baxter |
| Address | 7000 Hanover Road
Hanover, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
July 18, 1979
(44 years)
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| Last Modifed | Mr. Matt
Mar 13, 2022 04:05pm |
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| Info | Since Rick’s graduation from high school, he began to work for his family’s manufacturing business, Baxter Machine, in the City of Jackson.
• After several years and different positions within the company, Rick is now the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Baxter Machine and their sister company, L & K Leasing.
• Rick was elected to the Jackson County Commission in 2002 to represent the citizens of the 5th District which includes (all or portions of) Spring Arbor, Hanover, Liberty and Columbia Townships.
• Since Rick took office he has been appointed by his fellow commissioners to various boards and committees including the following:
• County Affairs Standing Committee
• Human Services Standing Committee
• Region 2 Planning Commission
• Traffic Safety Commission
• Intergovernmental Committee
• South Central Michigan Consortium Board/Michigan Works!
• Improve Facilities & Infrastructure Committee
• Compensation Ad-Hoc Committee
• County Quality 1 (CQ1) Team
• The Yellow Mentor Team
• Rick is also responsible for authoring several proposals and resolutions during his tenure including
the following:
• A proposal to make the appointment process more equitable.
• He authored a resolution “Honoring and Supporting Our Troops.”
• He worked on a committee that revised and better defined County Policy and also looked
into and found ways for the County to save money and other resources.
• He authored a resolution “Protecting the Sanctity of Marriage.”
• Finally, he authored a compromise proposal to give additional funding to the Health
Department for the annual Child’s Health Fair, a program to combat Teenage Pregnancy
and the creation of a new program to deal with the problem of Infant Mortality in
Jackson County.
Rick Baxter was born in Jackson at Foote Hospital in 1979.
He was educated primarily at Northwest Public Schools. He spent his last two years of high school at Lenawee Christian Schools, graduating in 1997.
Rick began his college education at Baker College. He transferred to Michigan State University to pursue a degree in education.
Rick later transferred to Spring Arbor University where he graduated in 2003 with a degree in English and business.
Rick married his high school sweetheart, Erica. The Baxters live in Hanover where they are raising their three children: Isaac (6), Rachel (4) and Seth (18 months).
Rick and his family are members of the Horton Road Church of Christ. Church involvement has given Rick many opportunities to participate in our community:
• Rick is involved in a weekly prison ministry at the Parnall Correctional Facility.
• He has taught Sunday school classes.
• Rick has enjoyed barbeques at the Inter-Faith Shelter in Jackson.
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