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Rachel Baker
Rachel Baker (Democratic Party) is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 27. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Baker (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 27. 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
Rachel Baker lives in Anderson Township, Ohio. Baker earned a bachelor's in nursing from the University of Cincinnati in 1996, a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan in 1999, and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Cincinnati in 2003. Her career experience includes working as a nurse researcher and an adjunct instructor for graduate nursing students at several universities.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Rachel Baker defeated Curt C. Hartman in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rachel Baker (D)  | 55.8 | 39,483 |
 | Curt C. Hartman (R) | 44.2 | 31,331 | |
| Total votes: 70,814 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent Rachel Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Baker | 100.0 | 4,993 |
| Total votes: 4,993 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Curt C. Hartman advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curt C. Hartman | 100.0 | 6,474 |
| Total votes: 6,474 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Rachel Baker defeated Jenn Giroux in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Baker (D) | 55.9 | 31,203 |
| Jenn Giroux (R) | 44.1 | 24,604 | ||
| Total votes: 55,807 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Rachel Baker defeated Gavi Begtrup in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rachel Baker | 62.4 | 4,510 |
 | Gavi Begtrup | 37.6 | 2,718 | |
| Total votes: 7,228 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Jenn Giroux defeated Joe Murray and Lindsay Cole in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 27 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jenn Giroux | 47.9 | 2,468 | |
| Joe Murray | 40.3 | 2,079 | ||
 | Lindsay Cole | 11.8 | 607 | |
| Total votes: 5,154 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rachel 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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Rep. Baker ran for office to use her problem-solving skills to address the issues facing Ohioans. She is focused on improving access to quality healthcare, increasing support for mental health care, supporting Ohio’s children and families, promoting preventive care and population health, advocating for Ohio’s public schools, and increasing good-paying jobs for working families.
Rep. Baker holds a bachelor’s in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Cincinnati. In her professional career, she is a nurse researcher providing leadership and strategic planning related to a healthcare system’s nursing evidence-based practice and research activities. She provides mentorship to direct care nurses throughout their careers. She has authored 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented locally, nationally, and internationally. She volunteers as a court-appointed special advocate providing support for children experiencing abuse and neglect.
Rep. Baker lives in Anderson Township with her three children. Her family is active in their community by volunteering, playing in school orchestras, soccer teams, cross-country teams, track teams, and swim teams.
- I am not interested in extremist partisan politics. When legislators spend their time fighting, rather than working together to solve problems, time and taxpayer money is wasted. I truly believe the way that we work toward a more moderate legislature that is truly doing the work of the people is by getting more folks educated and engaged in the political process. I am working hard to provide easy to digest information to my constituents about the state legislative process and bills being considered to increase understanding and encourage their engagement.
- Legislatively, I am eager to get my Adoption Modernization Act, HB5, into law. I’m also excited to move the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study Commission bill, HB352, through committee. I’m very excited to begin working on a Share the Savings bill that will decrease the cost of prescription medications. I am also incredibly proud of the anti corruption bill I sponsored in 2024 to require that taxpayers are paid back in full when utility bills are found to be improperly charged.
- As a mom and a nurse, I care about people. I worry about the future our children may have if we don’t get to work solving important problems. It’s with this care for people in mind that I support fair public education funding, increased access to voting, and data based healthcare policies. It is with this care for people in mind that I fundamentally oppose any policy aimed at hurting people or restricting the ability of any groups of people to thrive in Ohio.
Modernizing the adoption process
Nursing
Gun Safety
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Anti-Corruption
Family Issues
Tax Refunds
Equal Pay
Workers Comp
Sexual Assault Statue of Limitations
Eliminating Spousal Rape
Organ Donation
Reducing cost of prescription drugs
Reproductive care
Same sex marriage
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2022
Rachel Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. 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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- Rachel has a dedicated history of serving families and children.
- Rachel believes that representatives should be serving the public and making decisions to make Ohio a place everyone can thrive.
- Rachel values honesty, integrity, collaboration, and transparency.
- Common sense gun safety laws
- Access to abortion and reproductive freedom
- Access to healthcare, with a particular emphasis on mental health resources
- Foster care and child welfare
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 19. A special session on elections commenced on May 28, 2024, and ended on May 31.
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2023
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In 2023, the Ohio State Legislature was in session from January 2 to December 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ohio House of Representatives District 27 |
Officeholder Ohio House of Representatives District 27 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 3, 2022
- ↑ Ohio House of Representatives, "Rachel B. Baker Biography," accessed March 12, 2023
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| Preceded by Tom Brinkman Jr. (R) |
Ohio House of Representatives District 27 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
