Mail ballots are coming · Vote by August 18, 2026
What Brad Baker is paid to watch your hospital’s money
$0
No salary. No pension. No PAC money. He works for you — for free.
Mark Brad Baker for Hospital Board on your mail ballot — or vote by August 18, 2026.
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Brad Baker. Your Hospital Board Treasurer.
- Incumbent — elected by you in 2022.
- Hometown — Sarasota born, Pine View grad, interned in every department at Sarasota Memorial.
- Proven— White House Fellow under Reagan, served at the U.S. Treasury, took Sarasota’s first company public (NASDAQ).
The report card
A
Straight-A patient safety, both campuses
113%
Employee pension funded
305
Days cash on hand
$0
Ever paid to shareholders
Every number from audited financial statements. Read them yourself →
Your hospital is not for sale.
New state law lets private investors buy community hospitals like ours.
When investors buy a hospital, you stop being the patient — and start being the profit.
Brad’s answer: Not for sale. Not now. Not ever.
The ER you hope you never need.
The only maternity ward in Sarasota County.
The hospital that answers when your family calls 911.
That’s what’s on your ballot.
The best care in Florida is in your backyard.
CMS 5-Star — 11 straight years, the only Florida hospital · Forbes · U.S. News · Becker’s · Leapfrog Straight A’s
Vote
Keep the watchdog on duty.
Election Day
Tuesday,
August 18, 2026
Early Voting: August 8–16
Vote-by-mail ballot on your counter? Five minutes. Mark Brad Baker. Mail it back.
Keep it public. Keep it excellent.
Re-elect Brad Baker — Republican Primary, August 18
