Rachel Baker

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Rachel Baker
Image of Rachel Baker
Ohio House of Representatives District 27
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2024

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$71,099/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan, 1996

Graduate

University of Michigan, 1999

Ph.D

University of Cincinnati, 2006

Personal
Profession
Nurse
Contact

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, 2024.

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]

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: 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
Image of Rachel Baker
Rachel Baker (D) Candidate Connection
 
55.6
 
38,651
Image of Curt C. Hartman
Curt C. Hartman (R)
 
44.4
 
30,858

Total votes: 69,509
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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
Image of Rachel Baker
Rachel Baker Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Curt C. Hartman
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
Image of Rachel Baker
Rachel Baker (D) Candidate Connection
 
55.9
 
31,203
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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
Image of Rachel Baker
Rachel Baker Candidate Connection
 
62.4
 
4,510
Image of Gavi Begtrup
Gavi Begtrup Candidate Connection
 
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
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Jenn Giroux
 
47.9
 
2,468
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Joe Murray
 
40.3
 
2,079
Image of Lindsay Cole
Lindsay Cole
 
11.8
 
607

Total votes: 5,154
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Campaign finance


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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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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State Representative Rachel Baker is currently serving her first term in the Ohio House of Representatives representing House District 27, which includes eastern and northern suburbs of Hamilton County.

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.

In my first year as a State Representative, I have sponsored or co-sponsored bills in the following areas:
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
Reducing exposure to lead

I think the most important characteristic is integrity. A candidate can provide their views on current policy issues, which is important, but we never know what new concerns and issues will arise during their term. For this reason, I believe that it is vitally important that candidates have a demonstrated pattern of acting with integrity. When I’m voting, I look for candidates who I believe will examine all sides of an issue, look at evidence and data, and consult experts in the field to make decisions with integrity.

I’m a big reader so this is an interesting question. I think my overall favorite would be The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I love the writing and the way she develops the characters. My favorite books are ones where I feel like I understand the characters and Kingsolver is a master at this type of writing. In this book, I really like the message she illustrates when she presents different characters responding to the same incident and how their individual responses take their lives in different directions. I also appreciate the way the story presents justice and the interconnections between people and events. This is one of those books that every time I read it, I get something new from it.

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2022

Candidate Connection

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Rachel Baker is a mom of three children, a pediatric nurse, a social worker, a court-appointed child advocate, and a nurse researcher. She earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree in social work from the University of Michigan. After working as a medical social worker, she returned to school to pursue a nursing career. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing and then a PhD in nursing from the University of Cincinnati. She currently works as a nursing researcher for a large healthcare system in Cincinnati and serves as an adjunct faculty member teaching research and biostatistics to nursing undergraduate and graduate students at University of Cincinnati, Mount St Joseph University, and Xavier University. She is an active volunteer in the community focused on improving lives for children and families.

  • 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.

- Public education
- 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
- Fair wages

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Campaign finance summary


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Rachel Baker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Ohio House of Representatives District 27Won general$214,797 $199,379
2022Ohio House of Representatives District 27Won general$289,112 $188,792
Grand total$503,909 $388,171
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 3, 2022
  2. Ohio House of Representatives, "Rachel B. Baker Biography," accessed March 12, 2023

Political offices
Preceded by
Tom Brinkman Jr. (R)
Ohio House of Representatives District 27
2023-Present
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