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Lori Kirkland Baker
Lori Kirkland Baker (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 47th Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.
Kirkland Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lori Kirkland Baker was born in Newport Beach, California.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 47th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 47
Dave Min defeated Scott Baugh in the general election for U.S. House California District 47 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Min (D)  | 51.4 | 181,721 |
 | Scott Baugh (R) | 48.6 | 171,554 | |
| Total votes: 353,275 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 47
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 47 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Baugh (R) | 32.1 | 57,517 |
| ✔ | | Dave Min (D) | 25.9 | 46,393 |
 | Joanna Weiss (D) | 19.4 | 34,802 | |
 | Max Ukropina (R) | 14.8 | 26,585 | |
 | Long Pham (R) | 2.7 | 4,862 | |
 | Terry Crandall (No party preference) | 1.6 | 2,878 | |
 | Boyd Roberts (D) | 1.4 | 2,570 | |
 | Tom McGrath (No party preference) | 0.9 | 1,611 | |
 | Bill Smith (No party preference) | 0.6 | 1,062 | |
| Shariq Zaidi (D) | 0.4 | 788 | ||
| Total votes: 179,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Goffe (D)
- Weiming Chu (R)
- Harley Rouda (D)
- Julia Hashemieh (R)
- Steven Cotton (R)
- James Griffin (R)
- Mike Schaefer (D)
- Brian Burley (R)
- Lori Kirkland Baker (D)
- Dom Jones (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kirkland Baker in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lori Kirkland Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kirkland 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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Originally from the east coast, I moved here alone with no job or place to live and $700 in my pocket to try to find work in entertainment. I achieved that goal beyond my wildest dreams, working in television for 20 years and winning awards for my work as a writer/producer. I moved on to raise my family in beautiful Orange County where my two children could thrive in an excellent school system.
I now see a pressing need for rational, common sense voices in Congress and, though again, I’m pursuing something with difficult odds, I know my reasonable, moderate positions on everything from climate to immigration, Ukraine to guns are ones that will benefit Orange County and the country. I humbly ask for your support.- For the security and longevity of our nation, I’m passionate about foreign affairs, currently keeping Russia from invading Europe and having a sensible solution to our border crisis.
- I believe in the 2nd Amendment and am a gun owner myself. However, weapons designed explicitly for warfare do not belong on our streets.
- As the child of a schoolteacher and the beneficiary of American public schools, they must be modernized and maintained in order for future generations to compete globally.
This also pertains to our own border security. While legal immigration is a lifeblood to our nation’s progress and economy, illegal activity must be stopped now. Congress must finally solve this problem instead of fretting over their own job security. I think it’s a moral imperative that so-called dreamers be given permanent status as this is usually the only country they’ve ever known. But temporary visas must be enforced when they expire. If we don’t secure the southern border, we will be overwhelmed by migration as the climate changes.It’s truly dire.
Additionally, we must do more to keep our citizens, particularly our schoolchildren, safe. I would like to see buyback program for weapons of mass destruction.
Furthermore, it was a mistake to eradicate mental hospitals. We need them to not only keep potential shooters secure and on their medications, but such facilities would nearly eradicate our homeless crisis. They don’t need to be the horror houses of old.They can be comfortable, well-managed with compassionate caregivers and carefully overseen. It’s a far better solution than either temporary incarceration or leaving such people to their own devices on the streets.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 16, 2023
