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American politician
Rhonda Baker
Official portrait
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
November 16, 2016 – November 20, 2024
Preceded byDan Fisher
Succeeded byMike Kelley
Personal details
Born (1968-09-17) September 17, 1968 (age 56)
Yukon, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLes
Children3

Rhonda Baker (born September 17, 1968) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 60th district from 2016 to 2024.

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. 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. She did not run for reelection in 2024.

Electoral record

2016 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 909 55.63%
Republican Chad Slane 725 44.37%
2016 general election: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60
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
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.

References

  1. ^ "Rhonda Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
59th Legislature (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Charles McCall (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Kyle Hilbert (R)
Majority Leader
Tammy West (R)
Minority Leader
Cyndi Munson (D)
  1. Eddy Dempsey (R)
  2. Jim Olsen (R)
  3. Rick West (R)
  4. Bob Ed Culver Jr. (R)
  5. Josh West (R)
  6. Rusty Cornwell (R)
  7. Steve Bashore (R)
  8. Tom Gann (R)
  9. Mark Lepak (R)
  10. Judd Strom (R)
  11. John Kane (R)
  12. Mark Chapman (R)
  13. Neil Hays (R)
  14. Chris Sneed (R)
  15. Tim Turner (R)
  16. Scott Fetgatter (R)
  17. Jim Grego (R)
  18. David Smith (R)
  19. Justin Humphrey (R)
  20. Jonathan Wilk (R)
  21. Cody Maynard (R)
  22. Ryan Eaves (R)
  23. Derrick Hildebrant (R)
  24. Chris Banning (R)
  25. Ronny Johns (R)
  26. Dell Kerbs (R)
  27. Danny Sterling (R)
  28. Danny Williams (R)
  29. Kyle Hilbert (R)
  30. Mark Lawson (R)
  31. Collin Duel (R)
  32. Jim Shaw (R)
  33. Molly Jenkins (R)
  34. Trish Ranson (D)
  35. Ty Burns (R)
  36. John George (R)
  37. Ken Luttrell (R)
  38. John Pfeiffer (R)
  39. Erick Harris (R)
  40. Chad Caldwell (R)
  41. Denise Crosswhite Hader (R)
  42. Cynthia Roe (R)
  43. Jay Steagall (R)
  44. Jared Deck (D)
  45. Annie Menz (D)
  46. Jacob Rosecrants (D)
  47. Brian Hill (R)
  48. Tammy Townley (R)
  49. Josh Cantrell (R)
  50. Stacy Jo Adams (R)
  51. Brad Boles (R)
  52. Gerrid Kendrix (R)
  53. Jason Blair (R)
  54. Kevin West (R)
  55. Nick Archer (R)
  56. Dick Lowe (R)
  57. Anthony Moore (R)
  58. Carl Newton (R)
  59. Mike Dobrinski (R)
  60. Mike Kelley (R)
  61. Kenton Patzkowsky (R)
  62. Daniel Pae (R)
  63. Trey Caldwell (R)
  64. Rande Worthen (R)
  65. Toni Hasenbeck (R)
  66. Clay Staires (R)
  67. Rob Hall (R)
  68. Mike Lay (R)
  69. Mark Tedford (R)
  70. Suzanne Schreiber (D)
  71. Amanda Swope (D)
  72. Michelle McCane (D)
  73. Ron Stewart (D)
  74. Mark Vancuren (R)
  75. T. J. Marti (R)
  76. Ross Ford (R)
  77. John Waldron (D)
  78. Meloyde Blancett (D)
  79. Melissa Provenzano (D)
  80. Stan May (R)
  81. Mike Osburn (R)
  82. Nicole Miller (R)
  83. Eric Roberts (R)
  84. Tammy West (R)
  85. Cyndi Munson (D)
  86. Dave Hardin (R)
  87. Ellyn Hefner (D)
  88. Ellen Pogemiller (D)
  89. Arturo Alonso (D)
  90. Emily Gise (R)
  91. Chris Kannady (R)
  92. Forrest Bennett (D)
  93. Mickey Dollens (D)
  94. Andy Fugate (D)
  95. Max Wolfley (R)
  96. Preston Stinson (R)
  97. Jason Lowe (D)
  98. Gabe Woolley (R)
  99. Ajay Pittman (D)
  100. Marilyn Stark (R)
  101. Robert Manger (R)


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