Catharine Baker

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Catharine Baker
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
December 1, 2014 November 30, 2018
California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Catharine Baker31,63236.7
Democratic Tim Sbranti25,21729.2
Democratic Steve Glazer 19,63622.8
Democratic Newell Arnerich9,79411.4
Total votes86,279 100.0
General election
Republican Catharine Baker 71,452 51.6
Democratic Tim Sbranti67,15248.4
Total votes138,604 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2016 California State Assembly

California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Catharine Baker (incumbent)71,90653.2
Democratic Cheryl Cook-Kallio63,30746.8
Total votes135,213 100.0
General election
Republican Catharine Baker (incumbent) 129,585 55.9
Democratic Cheryl Cook-Kallio102,29044.1
Total votes231,875 100.0
Republican hold

2018 California State Assembly

California's 16th State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Catharine Baker (incumbent)69,36056.6
Democratic Rebecca Bauer-Kahan53,26943.4
Total votes122,629 100.0
General election
Democratic Rebecca Bauer-Kahan 111,222 51.0
Republican Catharine Baker (incumbent)106,68349.0
Total votes217,905 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Awards

Post-Assembly career

After leaving the California State Assembly, Baker has returned to private practice as an attorney, and is currently Special Counsel at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, advising businesses and non-profit organizations. [19]

In August 2019, Baker joined the board of Livermore Lab Foundation, a nonprofit organization, [20] and was named the President of Diablo Regional Arts Association. [21]

In December 2020, State Controller Betty Yee appointed Baker to a seat on the five-member California Fair Political Practices Commission for a four-year term beginning in January 2021. [3] [4] [5]

Personal life

Baker's husband is Dan Baker. They have two children. Baker and her family live in Dublin, California. [6] [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet Catharine — Catharine Baker for Assembly". Bakerforassembly.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  2. "Members | California State Assembly". Assembly.ca.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. 1 2 "Controller Yee Appoints Former Assemblywoman to FPPC". California State Controller. December 14, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Sheeler, Andrew (December 15, 2020). "Abolish the death penalty? + An addition to the FPPC + Bill to ban faithless electors". Sacramento Bee .
  5. 1 2 White, Jeremy B. (December 14, 2020). "Catharine Baker appointed to FPPC". Politico .
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Catharine Baker's Biography". Vote Smart . Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Honorable Catharine B. Baker Special Counsel". hogefenton.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  8. "November 4, 2014 General Election". joincalifornia.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  9. "Meet Catharine Baker, Bay Area's Only Republican Assembly Member". kqed.org. November 13, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. "November 8, 2016 General Election". joincalifornia.com. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  11. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=849345
  12. "November 6, 2018 General Election" . Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  13. Wildermuth, John (May 10, 2016). "Catharine Baker, Bay Area's only GOP lawmaker, tries to keep seat". San Francisco Chronicle .
  14. Garofoli, Joe (February 3, 2019). "'Your brand is toxic': Bay Area's last GOP lawmaker couldn't overcome Trump". San Francisco Chronicle.
  15. "Digital Democracy California - AB 434: State Web accessibility: standard and reports".
  16. "Women of Excellence - Meet Our 2017 NFWL Elected Women of Excellence". 18 February 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  17. "Assemblywoman Baker Name CSBA Legislator of the Year". independentnews.com. March 8, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  18. 1 2 3 "Catharine Baker Name as the JFKU's 2019 Keynote Commencement Speaker". jfku.edu. 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  19. "Honorable Catharine B. Baker". hogefenton.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  20. "Former Legislator Catharine Baker Picked for LLF Board". patch.com. September 4, 2019.
  21. "In brief: Former Assemblywoman Baker now art group's President". eastbaytimes.com. August 19, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2019.