Theodore (Butch) Baker
Republican · TN · Chaplain for the City of Berry Hill and Berry Hill Police Department
Theodore "Butch" Baker is a Republican candidate for Tennessee Senate District 17. His campaign biography says he has lived, worked, and served in Wilson County for more than four decades; attended Tennessee Military Institute, U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, and the University of Tennessee; works as a city and police chaplain in Berry Hill; and has 46 years of music-industry experience as a recording artist, songwriter, producer, publishing executive, and mentor. He is senior vice president at HoriGlobal Entertainment.
Track record
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Baker's current platform supports improving public-school quality and safety, investing in roads and public transportation, keeping taxes low, eliminating wasteful state spending, and expanding access to healthcare and insurance.
July 18, 2026For
Source: butchbaker.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Baker's current platform supports improving public-school quality and safety, investing in roads and public transportation, keeping taxes low, eliminating wasteful state spending, and expanding access to healthcare and insurance.
July 18, 2026For
Source: butchbaker.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Baker's current platform supports improving public-school quality and safety, investing in roads and public transportation, keeping taxes low, eliminating wasteful state spending, and expanding access to healthcare and insurance.
July 18, 2026For
Source: butchbaker.com · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Baker's current platform supports improving public-school quality and safety, investing in roads and public transportation, keeping taxes low, eliminating wasteful state spending, and expanding access to healthcare and insurance.
July 18, 2026For
Source: butchbaker.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Baker's current platform supports improving public-school quality and safety, investing in roads and public transportation, keeping taxes low, eliminating wasteful state spending, and expanding access to healthcare and insurance.
July 18, 2026For
Source: butchbaker.com · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 6 records
Baker built a multi-decade music career as a recording artist, songwriter, producer, publishing executive, and mentor and currently serves as a senior executive at HoriGlobal Entertainment.
July 17, 2026
Source: butchbaker.com · researched July 18, 2026
Baker serves as chaplain for both the City of Berry Hill and the Berry Hill Police Department.
July 16, 2026
Source: civoren.com · researched July 18, 2026
Baker led HoriPro's Nashville office for more than eight years and later helped establish HoriGlobal Music Publishing after HoriPro's sale.
November 20, 2025
Source: globalsongwriters.com · researched July 18, 2026
As HoriGlobal senior vice president and partner, Baker signed songwriter Adam Wheeler in September 2024 and continued mentoring writers through industry programs.
September 1, 2024
Source: discoversooner.com · researched July 18, 2026
HoriPro signed singer-songwriter Sonia Leigh while Baker was part of the publishing company's leadership team.
January 27, 2015
Source: musicrow.com · researched July 18, 2026
HoriPro signed songwriter Phil Barton while Baker served in the company's Nashville operation.
October 1, 2010
Source: musicrow.com · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Tennessee Senate District 17 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 17; Tennessee
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.