

Kristin Baker
Republican | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
Conservative (Conditional)
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Kristin Baker
Party
Republican
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 82
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo, Residency/Fellowship, 1994
UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, M.D., 1989
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, B.S. Zoology, 1985
WORK & MILITARY
PBH, Clinical Director and Consultant, 2005-2012
Northeast Medical Center Psychiatry/Forest Lake, Physician/Psychiatrist, 1997-1999
Carolina Child and Family Services, Physician/Psychiatrist, 1995-1997
Carolina Psychotherapy, Physician/Psychiatrist, 1994-1995
AFFILIATIONS
Mental Health America of Central Carolinas, Board of Directors
Community Free Clinic, Board of Directors
Hospice of Cabarrus County, Medical Director
Cannon School, Board of Trustees
Stonebridge Church Community, Congregant
Present Age Ministries, volunteer
Habitat for Humanity, Women Build volunteer
World Vision, Women of Vision, participant
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
(Candidate did not provide)
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association (NRA) PVF; North Carolina Values Coalition
OTHER (1)
*North Carolina Troopers Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Richard Hudson (2019)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.
Strongly Agree
If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, North Carolina should repeal its law allowing abortion up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
risk of death to mother
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means preventing the government from legislating a religion, and preventing the government from interfering with religious practice.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
return authority to the states, ensure individual choice, allow healthcare insurers to compete across state lines
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
IMMIGRATION
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
State, sheriff and local law enforcement agencies should be required to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) Program to enhance the safety and security of their communities to identify and detain aliens.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
I support legal immigration.
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
No Answer
2ND AMENDMENT
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
No Answer
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
I am a strong supporter of the second amendment.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Strongly Disagree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Strongly Disagree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
health care, education, fiscal responsibility
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
I support the use of Sharia law as a basis for legislation and judicial decisions in the United States.
Strongly Disagree
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
voting record, concealed carry permit
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
I am a product of the NC public school system and received my undergraduate and medical school degrees from UNC-CH. As a physician with specialty in psychiatry (child and adolescent along with adult/general) I have unique insights into the social, educational, emotional, and physical well being of our citizens. I am ready to use my talents to help shape common sense conservative policies to guarantee and protect the freedoms and liberties afforded by our constitution.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
no
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am a political outsider with strong pro-life Christian values. I would be honored to represent the citizens of my district.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
No Answer
I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.
Strongly Disagree
Parents should have the right to know what schools are teaching their children about sex and LGBT issues and should have the right to opt their children out of any instruction to which they object.
Strongly Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe Jesus Christ is the son of God and imparted His righteousness to us by grace through His death and resurrection.
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