Rick Baker is a businessman and lawyer who from 2001 to 2010 served as mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida's fourth largest city. He led an unprecedented renaissance in the city and w...ver maisRick Baker is a businessman and lawyer who from 2001 to 2010 served as mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida's fourth largest city. He led an unprecedented renaissance in the city and was named America's 2008 mayor/public official of the year by Governing Magazine. He is currently running for mayor of St. Petersburg again.ver menos