Corporation Commissioners Express Sympathy on the Passing of Former Commissioner Hamp Baker

The Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners and staff want to express their sympathy to the family of former Corporation Commissioner Hamp Baker who has reportedly lost his battle with cancer. The two-term Commissioner from Ratliff City served on the Commission from 1974 to 1985.

Following his tenure on the Commission, Baker told the Tulsa World in December 1989, he worked for the National Association of Energy Users, traveled the country and met with members of Congress to promote the use of Oklahoma natural gas.

Baker largely became a household name prior to being elected to the Corporation Commission as signs and old car hoods were strategically placed along roadways around the state with the message "Hamp Baker says Drive Safely."