Rachel Baker
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DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Rachel Baker

Ohio State Representative, District 27 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Ohio State Representative, District 27Researcher

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
0
44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 0.0%
With party
80%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+20.2
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Medicaid · ranking member
  • Finance
  • Health

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 44 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Baker sits in the Ohio House of Representatives

Baker is closer to the center than 73% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianBakerMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Lauren McNally, Cecil Thomas, Crystal Lett

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET

With Baker’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats80%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills71%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Baker’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillBakerDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Oct 1, 2026HB 519: Prohibit specified actions with intent to steal a motor vehicleYesNoYesPassed 78–16
Jun 11, 2026HB 105: Revise non-recourse litigation funding agreement regulationsYesYesYesPassed 82–12
Jun 11, 2026HB 292: Establish the Ohio Defense CommissionYesYesYesPassed 86–7
Jun 11, 2026HB 455: Regards the operation of public schools and the DEWNoNoYesPassed 63–31
Jun 11, 2026SB 315: Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP ActYesYesYesPassed 88–10

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Baker was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Ohio House of Representatives, District 27WonD+20.2D+12.5+7.7
2024Ohio House of Representatives, District 27WonD+11.5D+12.5−1.0
2022Ohio House of Representatives, District 27WonD+11.8——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Baker has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Baker has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Ohio Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Baker

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET