Background
He was born on July 4, 1962 in Redding, California, United States. He is a son of Helen and Cason Baugh.
He was born on July 4, 1962 in Redding, California, United States. He is a son of Helen and Cason Baugh.
Baugh earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1984 at Liberty University. He then earned his Juris Doctor in 1987 at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he finished fifth in a class of 200.
He then became an attorney in Huntington Beach, California. In November 1995, he was elected to the Assembly upon the recall of Assembly Speaker Doris Allen.
Baugh served as the Assembly Republican Leader from 1999 until 2000. Term limits forced Baugh out of the Assembly in 2000. In 2004, Baugh was elected Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County.