Byron Baer
Byron Baer | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 37th district | |
| In office January 11, 1994 – September 8, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Feldman |
| Succeeded by | Loretta Weinberg |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office January 11, 1972 – January 11, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Costa William J. Dorgan |
| Succeeded by | Ken Zisa |
| Constituency | District 13B (1972–74) 37th district (1974–94) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1929 |
| Died | June 24, 2007 (aged 77) |
| Party | Democratic |
Byron M. Baer (October 18, 1929 – June 24, 2007) was an American civil rights activist and Democratic Party politician who represented the New Jersey's 37th legislative district in the General Assembly from 1972 to 1994 and the Senate from 1994 to 2005.
Baer was the primary author of the Open Public Meetings Act, the basic public records law in New Jersey, which was later renamed in his honor. He was an advocate of open government throughout his legislative career. Baer also sponsored a bill establishing New Jersey's Office of the Child Advocate and the state's identity theft law.