Senator Sydney Batch | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sam Searcy |
Deputy Minority Leader of the North Carolina Senate | |
Assumed office January 1,2023 | |
Leader | Dan T. Blue |
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 | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Patrick [1] |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill (BA,JD,MSW) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | sydneybatch.com |
Sydney Jeanene Batch 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.
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. [2]
Batch has practiced law since 2005 [3] at her firm in Raleigh,North Carolina. Batch practices divorce law, [4] child custody law, [5] and child welfare law. [6] In 2019,Batch was recognized by Super Lawyers [7] as a top attorney in family law in Raleigh,North Carolina.
Batch defeated John Adcock in the November 2018 general election. [8] Batch won by a margin of 50 percent to 48 percent. [9] She lost her 2020 reelection race to Erin Pare. [10] On January 11,2021,Batch was appointed to the North Carolina Senate for District 17. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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% |
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