State Representative, District 27

Rachel B. Baker is a Democrat who represents House District 27, in the eastern part of Hamilton County, and is serving her second term in the Ohio House¹¹. She is a nurse researcher who leads evidence-based practice and research for a health care system and teaches graduate nursing students as an adjunct instructor¹¹. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Cincinnati and a master's in social work from the University of Michigan¹¹. She lives in Anderson Township with her three children¹¹.

Where they stand 11 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsAdd universal background checks and red-flag lawsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Joint primary sponsor of House Bill 45 to prohibit certain firearm transfers without a background check. (2025) source
  • Cosponsor of House Bill 348 to repeal the 2022 permitless carry law's changes and restore a licensee's duty to carry the license and notify police. (2025) source
• HealthcareGovernment-run coverage for everyone (Medicare for All)medium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsor of House Bill 289, which would create the Ohio Health Care Plan, a state single-payer plan giving universal coverage to all Ohio residents. (2025) source
• Gender care for minorsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 68, which bars gender transition treatments such as puberty blockers and hormones for minors and requires school and college sports teams to be designated by sex (62 to 27) and no on the veto override (65 to 28). (2024-01-10) source
• Transgender athletesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 68, which also requires school sports teams to be designated by sex, and no on the veto override. (2024-01-10) source
• DEI programsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on Senate Bill 1, which bars state universities from operating diversity, equity and inclusion offices, required DEI training and DEI-based scholarships (59 to 34). (2025-03-19) source
• Election rulesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on Senate Joint Resolution 10, which puts a photo ID requirement for voting into the Ohio Constitution (62 to 30). (2026-06-10) source
• Mandatory minimumsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 230, which increases penalties for drug trafficking above certain amounts and adds fentanyl awareness instruction in schools (80 to 13). (2024-04-24) source
  • Voted no on House Bill 88, which modifies penalties for drug trafficking and possession and adds fentanyl awareness instruction in schools (71 to 18). (2025-11-19) source
• AbortionNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 347, which requires a physician meeting and written informed consent at least 24 hours before an elective abortion (64 to 32). (2026-03-25) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on the House version of Senate Bill 56, which revised the adult-use marijuana law that voters approved in 2023 (52 to 34). (2025-11-19) source
• Curriculum and booksNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on House Bill 8, the Parents' Bill of Rights, which requires schools to notify parents about instructional material with sexuality content and student health matters and to adopt policies for released time religious instruction (57 to 31). (2024-12-18) source
• Ranked-choice votingNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on Senate Bill 63, which generally prohibits the use of ranked choice voting in Ohio elections (House vote, 65 to 27). (2026-02-25) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Religion in schools, China policy.