Amber M. Baker is an American politician. Baker is a Democrat and was elected as the representative for District 72 in the

North Carolina House of Representatives The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...

, representing Forsyth County, in 2020.

Education and career

Baker holds a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from Winston-Salem State University and a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in educational leadership and administration from Ohio State University. She served as the principal of Kimberley Park Elementary School in

Winston-Salem, N.C. Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in N ...

, part of

Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) is a school district in Forsyth County, North Carolina. WS/FCS has over 80 schools in its system, and it serves 54,984 students every year. WS/FCS was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Forsyth Cou ...

, from 2008 to 2019.

Electoral history

2020

References

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