Judy Baker

Judy Baker (D) is running for an open seat in the House of Representatives in Missouri's ninth district against antichoice Blaine Leutkemeyer. The district is in the northeast part of the state, running along the Mississippi River. Right wing Leutkemeyer supports privatizing social security, opposes SCHIP. Baker faces a primary with 3 males on August 5th.

Background
Judy Baker is serving her second term in the Missouri House of Representatives, where she serves as a member of the Budget Committee, ranking Democrat for the House Appropriations for Health, Mental Health and Social Services and Healthcare Policy Committee. She runs her own consulting firm called Cura Advantage. She has also served as a part-time administrative director for ACTS International, which is a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping the country of Georgia. Baker has served in administrative roles in a number of health facilities. She graduated from Missouri University with a B.A. in Educational Studies. She earned a Master's Degree in Divinity at the Southern Theological Seminary.

Baker's Positions on Key Issues

• Supports: Reproductive Freedom, Standardized Rape Kits, Universal Health Care
• Opposes: No Child Left Behind, Iraq War, CAFTA

Supportered by:

• NWPC
• Teamsters
• Emily's List
• NOW

Prospects Because this district is trending more and more Democratic and this is expected to be a Democratic year, Judy Baker has a chance to win the seat. She is rated Orange to Blue by Dailykos, and Red to Blue by OCCC.

Website: www.judybakerforcongress.com