Rhonda Baker

Rhonda Baker
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 60th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 16, 2016[1]
Preceded byDan Fisher
Personal details
Born (1968-09-17) September 17, 1968 (age 56)
Yukon, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLes[2]
Children3[2]

Rhonda Baker (born September 17, 1968) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 60th district since 2016.[3][4]

Political career

In 2016, District 60 incumbent Dan Fisher chose not to seek re-election. Baker ran for the seat, won a plurality of votes in a three-way Republican primary, went on to win the primary runoff, and defeated Democrat Dennis Purifoy in the general election. Baker ran for re-election in 2018; she defeated primary challenger Jacqueline Smith, and was unopposed in the general election. In 2020, she was re-elected by default.[5] In 2023, Baker, along with Adam Pugh was in attendance during the signing ceremony of Governor Kevin Stitt's anti-diversity, equity and inclusion executive order.[6] She did not run for reelection in 2024.[7]

Electoral record

2016 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 1,285 47.61%
Republican Chad Slane 1,035 38.35%
Republican Patrick Case 379 14.04%
2016 Republican primary runoff: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 909 55.63%
Republican Chad Slane 725 44.37%
2016 general election: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 9,386 67.42%
Democratic Dennis Purifoy 4,535 32.58%
2018 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 3,161 62.1%
Republican Jacqueline Smith 1,926 37.9%

Baker was unopposed in the 2018 general election.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Rhonda Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rhonda Baker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ray Dyer (2016-11-12). "Margin of victory wide in local races". Elrenotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  4. ^ "Representative Rhonda Baker". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  5. ^ Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
  6. ^ Greco, Jonathan (2023-12-12). "Gov. Kevin Stitt to sign executive order taking aim at DEI". KOCO. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  7. ^ Brinkman, Bennett (11 June 2024). "Replacing Rep. Rhonda Baker, GOP primary to decide House District 60". NonDoc. Retrieved 14 June 2024.


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