Sydney Batch | |
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| Minority Leader of the North Carolina Senate | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Blue |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 17th district | |
| Assumed office January 11,2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Searcy |
| Member of the North CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 37th district | |
| In office January 1,2019 –January 1,2021 | |
| Preceded by | John Adcock |
| Succeeded by | Erin Paré |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1,1979 Chapel Hill,North Carolina,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Patrick |
| Education | University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill (BA,JD,MSW) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Sydney Jeanene Batch (born March 1,1979) [1] is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly,who has represented the state's 17th Senate district since 2021 and formerly represented the State's 37th House district from 2019 until 2021. [2]
Batch received her B.A. Degree in English,her Juris Doctor Degree,and a master's degree in social work all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [3]
Batch has practiced law since 2005 [4] at her firm in Raleigh,North Carolina. Batch practices divorce law, [5] child custody law, [6] and child welfare law. [7] In 2019,Batch was recognized by Super Lawyers [8] as a top attorney in family law in Raleigh,North Carolina.
Batch defeated John Adcock in the November 2018 general election. [9] Batch won by a margin of 50 percent to 48 percent. [10] She lost her 2020 reelection race to Erin Pare. [11] On January 11,2021,Batch was appointed to the North Carolina Senate for District 17. [12] She was elected as minority leader in December 2024,replacing senator Dan Blue. [13]
In 2025,Batch proposed a bill to provide coverage parity for breast cancer diagnostic imaging. She had herself been diagnosed with breast cancer several years earlier,at the age of 39. [14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sydney Batch | 71,610 | 74.38% | |
| Libertarian | Patrick J. Bowersox | 24,661 | 25.62% | |
| Total votes | 96,271 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sydney Batch (incumbent) | 45,279 | 51.83% | |
| Republican | Mark Cavaliero | 40,167 | 45.97% | |
| Libertarian | Patrick J. Bowersox | 1,922 | 2.20% | |
| Total votes | 87,368 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Erin Paré | 35,136 | 50.06% | |
| Democratic | Sydney Batch (incumbent) | 32,842 | 46.79% | |
| Libertarian | Liam Leaver | 2,208 | 3.15% | |
| Total votes | 70,186 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sydney Batch | 22,803 | 49.92% | |
| Republican | John Adcock | 21,859 | 47.85% | |
| Libertarian | Guy Meilleur | 1,018 | 2.23% | |
| Total votes | 45,680 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||