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Amber Baker (North Carolina)
Amber Baker (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 72. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Baker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 72. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Amber Baker was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She earned a B.S. in elementary education from Winston-Salem State University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University.[1] Baker's career experience includes working as the principal of Kimberley Park School and the principal consultant with Beyond Expectations Consultants.[1][2]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Baker was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on Transportation Committee
- Commerce Committee
- Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform
- Regulatory Reform Committee
- State Personnel Committee
- UNC BOG Nominations Committee
2021-2022
Baker was assigned to the following committees:
- Families, Children, and Aging Policy Committee
- Regulatory Reform Committee
- State Government Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations on Capital Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Amber Baker won election in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amber Baker (D)  | 100.0 | 31,479 |
| Total votes: 31,479 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Amber Baker defeated Marcus D. Pearson in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amber Baker | 76.2 | 6,052 |
 | Marcus D. Pearson | 23.8 | 1,892 | |
| Total votes: 7,944 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baker in this election.
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Amber Baker defeated Shelton Stallworthy in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amber Baker (D) | 73.9 | 18,738 |
| Shelton Stallworthy (R) | 26.1 | 6,628 | ||
| Total votes: 25,366 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Amber Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Shelton Stallworthy advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72
Amber Baker defeated Dan Lawlor in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amber Baker (D) | 71.3 | 29,524 |
| Dan Lawlor (R) | 28.7 | 11,868 | ||
| Total votes: 41,392 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72
Amber Baker defeated Lashun Huntley in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amber Baker | 58.6 | 7,678 |
| Lashun Huntley | 41.4 | 5,422 | ||
| Total votes: 13,100 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Dan Lawlor advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 72.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Amber Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Baker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My professional experience in education and my personal life experiences has provided a first hand account on how lawmakers that are detached from the impact on the lives of their constituents, prompted me to run. Education will ALWAYS be my top priority. It is imperative that the General Assembly comply with legal ruling to fully fund Leandro. The ruling in 1994 by the N.C. Supreme Court recognized the state constitutional right for every student to have access to a “sound basic education, 30 years later the Republican led General Assembly still refuses to fund. In addition to fully funding Leandro, I will continue to fight for wage increases for certified and classified employees.
- I am also blessed to still have my mother at the age of 89. She is in good health; however, so many of her friends are not as fortunate. They struggle with rising prescription cost, massive healthcare debt, limited access to affordable housing and lack of general advocacy for elder care, which is another reason I want to move from grassroots organizing and advocacy to lawmaking.
- Workforce training and development combined with affordable housing is essential to building strong communities. As the state continues to recruit businesses that can strengthen our economy, we want to retain these companies by offering a strong workforce and housing availability.
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2022
Amber Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Amber Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from April 24 to December 13.
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2023
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In 2023, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 25.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from May 18 to July 1.
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2021
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In 2021, the North Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 to December 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 |
Officeholder North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Derwin Montgomery (D) |
North Carolina House of Representatives District 72 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
