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Linda Baker
Linda Baker (Republican Party) was a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 23. She assumed office on December 2, 2014. She left office in 2016.
Baker (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maine House of Representatives to represent District 51. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Baker served on the following committees:
| Maine committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Marine Resources, Chair |
| • Insurance and Financial Services |
| • Bills in Second Reading |
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
2022
See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Maine House of Representatives District 51
Rebecca Jauch defeated Linda Baker in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rebecca Jauch (D) | 59.1 | 3,090 |
 | Linda Baker (R) | 40.9 | 2,140 | |
| Total votes: 5,230 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 51
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Rebecca Jauch in round 1 .
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Total votes: 481 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 51
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Linda Baker in round 1 .
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Total votes: 260 |
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2016
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.[1]
Eloise Vitelli defeated Guy Lebida in the Maine State Senate District 23 general election.[2]
| Maine State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Eloise Vitelli |
52.91% | 12,038 | |
| Republican | Guy Lebida | 47.09% | 10,712 | |
| Total Votes | 22,750 | |||
| Source: Maine Secretary of State | ||||
Eloise Vitelli ran unopposed in the Maine State Senate District 23 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Maine State Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Eloise Vitelli (unopposed) | |
Guy Lebida defeated incumbent Linda Baker in the Maine State Senate District 23 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Maine State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Guy Lebida |
51.00% | 1,076 | |
| Republican | Linda Baker Incumbent | 49.00% | 1,034 | |
| Total Votes | 2,110 | |||
2014
- See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Maine State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. District 19 incumbent Eloise Vitelli was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Linda Baker was unopposed in the Republican primary. Baker defeated Vitelli and Alice Knapp (G) in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Linda Baker |
45.3% | 8,916 | |
| Democratic | Eloise Vitelli Incumbent | 40% | 7,880 | |
| Green | Alice Knapp | 11.4% | 2,243 | |
| None | Blank Votes | 3.3% | 652 | |
| Total Votes | 19,691 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Linda Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Baker's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | ON EDUCATION
...common sense reforms to put children first in Maine. "We need to develop a stronger education base for our youth, which enables them to become life-long learners while remaining gainfully employed in the state of Maine. Programs need to be developed and promoted which are business and learner friendly, like apprenticeships..." ON WELFARE REFORM "I strongly believe in helping those in need but feel our current public assistance programs need to be examined and revamped to better serve the needy and eliminate waste and abuse..." ON TAXES "Maine taxes are among the top five in the nation. Our residents are being taxed to the point that many no longer can afford to live in the manner they had planned, or feel the need to leave the state. I will work hard to lower existing taxes whenever possible and ensure that no new taxes are imposed..."[9][10] |
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 20. A one-day veto session was held on April 29.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on votes related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2014, through July 16, 2015.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Maine House of Representatives District 51 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Politics1.com, "Maine," archived December 31, 2015
- ↑ Maine Secretary of State, "2016 Election Results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maine Secretary of State, "List of Candidates who have filed for the June 14, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 20, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maine Secretary of State, "Tabulations for Primary Elections held on June 14, 2016," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Primary Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "List of Non-Party Candidates," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, "General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Baker for Senate, "On the Issues," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Maine State Senate District 23 2014-2016 |
Succeeded by Eloise Vitelli (D) |
