Rosalyn "Roz" Hester Baker was born on September 20,1946 and is an American politician.
20 Facts About Rosalyn Baker
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Rosalyn Baker was a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for District 6 from November 2012 to November 2022.
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Rosalyn Baker was born on September 20,1946, in El Campo, Texas.
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Rosalyn Baker graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a bachelors of arts degree in political science and speech in 1968 and received a masters of arts degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1969.
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Rosalyn Baker has cited her defining moment to become involved in politics to be at Texas State University when, as a student, she advocated for lowering the voting age to 18.
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Rosalyn Baker then became a lobbyist and assistant director of the National Education Association in Washington DC From 1980 to 1987, she worked as the owner of a sporting goods store on Maui.
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Rosalyn Baker first ran for the Hawaii House of Representatives in 1986, where she lost by six votes.
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Rosalyn Baker was eventually elected as a representative in the 1988 general election.
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Rosalyn Baker won the three-way 1992 Democratic primary with 2,431 votes, and won the general election with 4,340 votes against Republican Gene Viglione.
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Rosalyn Baker was appointed to the Hawaii Senate in 1993 by Governor John Waihee, taking over from Senator Russell Blair in District 4.
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Rosalyn Baker won the 1994 Democratic primary with 3,828 votes against Jan Buen, and won the general election with 9,418 votes against Republican Zane Dittman.
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In 1998, Rosalyn Baker lost the primary to Buen, who held the seat from 1999 until 2003.
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Rosalyn Baker was redistricted to District 5 in 2002 and with Senator J Kalani English redistricted to District 6, Baker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, winning with 2,107 votes.
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Rosalyn Baker won the general election with 5,556 votes against Republican nominee Don Couch.
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Rosalyn Baker won the general election, with 8,271 votes against Couch.
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Rosalyn Baker won the 2008 primary with 2,646 votes, and won the general election with 8,506 votes against Republican nominee Jan Shields.
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In 2012, Rosalyn Baker was redistricted to District 6, and with English redistricted to District 7, Rosalyn Baker was unopposed in the August primary, winning with 3,457 votes, and won the general election with 9,808 votes against Republican nominee Bart Mulvihill, her primary challenger from 2008, having changed parties.
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Rosalyn Baker was the co-chair of the Senate Women's Legislative Caucus and advocated for women's rights.
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Rosalyn Baker has pushed for legislation on health care policy and kupuna care.
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Rosalyn Baker is a cancer survivor and has volunteered with the American Cancer Society.