# Amber Baker Amber Baker is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House for district 72. - Party: Democrat - Seat: North Carolina House, district 72 - Serving since: 2021-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/628fc48c-a48b-4128-87f1-2391ab795e0a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/628fc48c-a48b-4128-87f1-2391ab795e0a (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Baker missed 25% of 482 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the North Carolina House (average 92.6%). ## What Baker says (NC 2025–26 session) 37 classified statements: 37 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Baker | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 2.7% | 39.2% | 741 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 2.7% | 14.4% | 631 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 283 donors and 361 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 482 roll calls. Attendance 75% (North Carolina House 92.6%). Party unity 94.0% (92.6%). 22 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/ - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - 2026-10-07 · voted present · R2 For Adoption M4 Previous Question · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-10-07 · voted nay · R2 For Adoption · HR 1 House Rules - 2026 First Extra Session. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HR1/ - 2026-08-05 · voted present · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-08-05 · voted present · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 268 2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB268/ - 2026-08-05 · voted present · R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted nay · R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur · HB 147 Various Local Provisions XI. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB147/ - 2026-08-04 · voted nay · M11 Concur · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-08-04 · voted yea · R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ ## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 269. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina House 27.2%; rank 95 of 110). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1073: Fair Share for Public Schools Act. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB1073/ - HB 910: Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education (DRIVE) Recommendations/Teacher Diversity. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB910/ - HB 995: Shotgun House Funding Act. (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB995/ - HB 807: Strong Public Schools for a Strong NC. (in committee, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB807/ - HB 709: K-3 Literacy and Improvement Act. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB709/ - HB 580: State Board of Elections Legislative Changes. (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB580/ - HB 521: Healthy Families and Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB521/ - HB 393: One Love Festival/Funds. (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB393/ - HB 392: Forsyth United Way/Summer Learning/Funds. (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB392/ - HB 325: Legislative Building Field Trip Pilot Program. (in committee, 2025-03-10) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB325/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $20.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2096250614070075562 - 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2094869709250347279 - 2026-08-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2089144630113677693 - 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2086906165531971622 - 2026-08-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2083438822839238960 - 2026-07-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2079263565182386508 - 2026-07-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2078623692502753288 - 2026-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2062905972020982253 - 2026-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2059261067314778576 - 2026-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker/status/2057626899191320724 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/782 - Campaign site: https://vote4amberbaker.com/ - X: https://x.com/Amber_M_Baker - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vote4amberbaker/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amberm.baker - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vote4amberbaker - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmberMBakerPolitical - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-baker-phd-406b9727/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/628fc48c-a48b-4128-87f1-2391ab795e0a