When a Washington Free Beacon report revealed a connection between Florida congressional candidate Aaron Baker and convicted pedophile Matthew Lucas, Baker sought to downplay the ties, describing Lucas as a "co-worker from 3 years ago" and arguing that he was unaware of Lucas's 2016 guilty plea to the felony sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy. But a Free Beacon analysis suggests a far closer relationship between Baker and Lucas than the candidate has acknowledged: The two have spent birthdays