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BIOGRAPHY Baines grew up at 1 Jefferson Street in Manchester. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in music education from Keene State College in Keene , NH, in 1968 . He earned his Master's in school administration in 1976 from Rivier College ; he has done additional graduate study at the University Of New Hampshire . He married his wife, Maureen, in 1974 . In the years 1968 - 1977 he was first a music teacher in a Hudson , NH high school before becoming assistant principal in the same school. 1980 saw Baines become principal of Manchester High School West , a position he was to hold until 1999 , when he became mayor. Baines is father of three children in their twenties, Timothy, Christina, and Catherine (b. 1985 ). Since 2004 , he is grandfather of Jacob Miller (son of Christina and Michael Miller). POLITICAL CAREER AND DISTINCTIONS Baines served two terms on the Manchester Board of Schools Committee in the early 1970s. He was a member of the 39th Army Band, New Hampshire National Guard, 1970 - 1976 . He was awarded the New Hampshire Principal of the Year in 1990 , and 1996 saw him receive the Educator of the Year award from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the board of directors for the National Association of Secondary School Principals and is currently a trustee of Southern New Hampshire University . In 2004 and 2005, he was named one of New Hampshire's "Ten Most Powerful People" by Business NH Magazine. As noted above, he was elected mayor of the city of Manchester in 1999, and reelected in 2001 and 2003 . He was defeated in 2005. EXTERNAL LINKS AND REFERENCES
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