Career
First elected to parliament at the 2005 state election, Baston was elevated to Cabinet following the 2013 state election, and currently holds the positions of Minister for Agriculture and Food and Minister for Fisheries. He completed his early education by correspondence before heading to boarding school in Perth to complete his education. Following his schooling in Perth, he ran the Ella Valla sheep station on a pastoral lease 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Carnarvon, exporting wool and meat.