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Kristin Baker (politician)

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Kristin Baker
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 82nd district
Assumed office
March 19, 2020
Preceded byLinda Johnson
Personal details
Born
Kristin Leah Dutrow

1963 (age 60–61)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseScott Baker
ResidenceConcord, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS, MD)
OccupationPsychiatrist

Kristin Dutrow Baker (born 1963) is a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1][2] She has represented the 82nd district (including constituents in Cabarrus County) since her initial appointment in March 2020.[3]

Life and career

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Baker earned her bachelor's degree in 1985 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain Scholar, and her medical degree in 1989 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.[4] Baker practices psychiatry in Concord, North Carolina.[4]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022 session

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  • Appropriations (Vice Chair)
  • Appropriations - Health and Human Services (Chair)
  • Health (Chair)
  • Education - Universities
  • Families, Children, and Aging Policy
  • Insurance
  • UNC BOG Nominations

Electoral history

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2020

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North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district Republican primary election, 2020[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kristin Baker 3,861 54.07%
Republican William G. Hamby Jr. 2,061 28.86%
Republican Parish Moffitt 1,219 17.07%
Total votes 7,141 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 82nd district general election, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kristin Baker (incumbent) 25,817 53.00%
Democratic Aimy Steele 22,898 47.00%
Total votes 48,715 100%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kristin Baker".
  3. ^ "Representative Kristin Baker - Biography - North Carolina General Assembly". www.ncleg.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. ^ a b "Kristin Baker - For State House". www.electkristinbaker.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ "Kristin Baker". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  6. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  7. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 82nd district

2020–Present
Incumbent