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Chris Baker (California)
Chris Baker ran for election to the Sacramento City Council to represent District 5 in California. Baker lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Baker was a candidate for the Trustee Area 3 seat on the Elk Grove Unified School District school board in California. Baker was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Baker unsuccessfully ran for the District 8 seat on the Sacramento City Council in California. He was defeated in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Sacramento, California (2022)
General election
General election for Sacramento City Council District 5
Caity Maple defeated Tamiko Heim in the general election for Sacramento City Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Caity Maple (Nonpartisan)  | 52.3 | 6,665 |
| Tamiko Heim (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 6,067 | ||
| Total votes: 12,732 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento City Council District 5
Caity Maple and Tamiko Heim defeated Kimberly Sow and Chris Baker in the primary for Sacramento City Council District 5 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caity Maple (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 3,801 |
| ✔ | Tamiko Heim (Nonpartisan) | 36.5 | 3,224 | |
| Kimberly Sow (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 1,180 | ||
| Chris Baker (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 621 | ||
| Total votes: 8,826 | |||
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2020
See also: Elk Grove Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3
Sean Yang defeated Bobby Roy, Victor Wilson, and Chris Baker in the general election for Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sean Yang (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 60,298 | |
 | Bobby Roy (Nonpartisan) | 37.8 | 50,600 | |
| Victor Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 22,853 | ||
| Chris Baker (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 120 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 120 | ||
| Total votes: 133,991 | |||
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2016
Elk Grove Unified School District
Four of the seven seats on the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election, Area 1 incumbent Tony Perez ran unopposed and won re-election by default. In Area 3, incumbent Chet Madison Sr. defeated Chris Baker. Area 6 incumbent Nancy Chaires Espinoza also won re-election, defeating challenger Marlon Hill. In the Area 7 race, Nikita Kostyuk was defeated by incumbent Carmine Forcina.[1][2]
Results
| Elk Grove Unified School District, Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Chet Madison Sr. Incumbent |
66.53% | 62,408 |
| Chris Baker | 33.18% | 31,121 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 272 |
| Total Votes | 93,801 | |
| Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Baker filed an exemption form detailing he would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[3][4]
Endorsements
Baker was endorsed by CCSA Advocates.[5]
Sacramento City Council
The mayor's chair and four seats on the Sacramento City Council were up for election on June 7, 2016. Because incumbent Mayor Kevin Johnson did not seek re-election, the filing period for that race was extended to March 16, 2016.
While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. The only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election was called a general election, but it was functionally a runoff election.[6] Incumbent Larry Carr defeated Ronald Bell and Chris Baker in the Sacramento City Council District 8 primary election.
| Sacramento City Council District 8, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Larry Carr Incumbent |
64.07% | 2,666 |
| Ronald Bell | 27.52% | 1,145 |
| Chris Baker | 7.88% | 328 |
| Write-in votes | 0.53% | 22 |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 4,161 | |
| Source: Sacramento County, California, "Unofficial Results Primary Election - June 7, 2016," June 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Chris Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Bishop Chris Baker participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. In response to the question "What do you hope to achieve if elected to the school board?" the candidate stated on October 23, 2016:
| “ | Working with colleagues to take the district to a much higher level than we are have much better parent involvement. Get to know all principles, teacher's , other staff. Make it my goal to visit the schools regularly and talk with all staff, parent's , students and bring us all on one accord.[7][8] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues based on how they should be prioritized by the school board, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Each ranking could only be used once.
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
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| “ | As a single parent I beleive there should be more expanding options For parents and students if the parents wants what's best for there children, then they have that right you see to many people weigh in there personal feelings and attacks on choice education but we fail to see that it is hurting the kid's . I'm an advocate for what's working and getting the results we need. and from my experiance it's choice . other parents support choice because they se it working also. so wee all need to come on one accord and help get our kid's were they need to be...[8] | ” |
| —Bishop Chris Baker (October 23, 2016) | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer nine questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are highlighted in blue and followed by the candidate's responses. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions. The candidate was also provided space to elaborate on their answers to the multiple choice questions.
| Should new charter schools be approved in your district? (Not all school boards are empowered to approve charter schools. In those cases, the candidate was directed to answer the question as if the school board were able to do so.) |
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| Yes. It's a choice education and there's facts to show there success rate. As far as approval the proper people should follow the strict guide lines given which is what is there action plan, track record (if they have one) E.T.C And bring in others to the discussions such as parent's, community partners my position is the bottom line is what's working for our kid's and if proven successful charter schools are doing so then lets move foward for the benifit of the kids.. |
| Which statement best describes the ideal relationship between the state government and the school board? The state should always defer to school board decisions, defer to school board decisions in most cases, be involved in the district routinely or only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| The state should be involved in the district routinely. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| Yes. There's a lot of factors that play into this which consists of a lot of research, and it has its positive results. |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| I as a parent reviewed it and went to training on it personally I think its good my son had no problem with it.. |
| How should the district handle underperforming teachers? Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students, offer additional training options, put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve or set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district? |
| Offer additional training options. We need to see were and what there underperforming in and create a plan to work with them oj the issue's to help them to be better performing teachers. Give a estimated time for improvement and keep monitoring them during that time with offer of continuing support. Work with all parties involved to make that teacher a success. Make sure were following proper protocol as to what really determines the outcome of a underperforming teacher, I beleive the teachers have a right to due process and updated training so often that way we won't be in discussions of underperforming teachers. |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| Yes. I'm not sure how there collective bargaining contract language is but if there is language in there collective bargaining contract talking about merit increase then we should all follow the proper Protocol to make sure it's done. |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| Yes. Its a proven fact its working I've been to several conferences and forums personally called and had conversations with other education leaders in various states, school districts and they are having a phenomenal rate of success so yes I support it... |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| When all other options have been exhausted, and really take a hard look at the situation and make sure expulsion should even be in conversation... Bottom line make sure all other options were carefully followed before putting expulsion on the table.. Now I do beleive if the matter was so severe as per school and education codes then expulsion should be given. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Parent involvement Its a proven fact if the parents are involved you have better success I've personally am a witness to that. Lets not forget the teachers working with the parents We seem to leave out teachers a lot but they are very important in this process also. Administrators need to do there part also as far as coming up with idea's to have better parent involvement. I've seen to many times the teacher's are being held responsible and that is not the way to do it. |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Sacramento City Council District 5 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sacramento County Elections, "Qualified Candidate List," August 13, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "County of Sacramento Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ City Clerk of Sacramento, "Elective Offices," accessed September, 30 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Bishop Chris Baker's responses," October 23, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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