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Hon. Patrice Baker
Wisconsin First District of Appeals, Wisconsin
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Portage County Circuit Court </div>
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<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_Flugaur">Thomas T. Flugaur</a> </div>
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<p><b>Patricia Baker</b> is a judge of the Portage County Circuit Court in Wisconsin. Baker assumed office in 2020. Baker's current term ends on July 31, 2028.</p><p>Baker ran for re-election to the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Stevens_Point_Area_Public_School_District,_Wisconsin">Stevens Point Area Public School District School Board At-large</a> in Wisconsin. Baker won in the general election on April 4, 2017. </p>
<p>She was appointed to the court on December 7, 2020 by Gov. <a href="/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Tony Evers</a> (D) to replace <a href="/Thomas_Flugaur" title="Thomas Flugaur">Thomas Flugaur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>
</p><p>Baker was re-elected to the court for a six-year term ending in 2028 on April 5, 2022 in Portage County.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#Selection_method"><span class="tocnumber">2.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Selection method</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>
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<p>Baker earned a B.A. in communications from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 1982 and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1996. She worked as a staff attorney for Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., following her graduation from law school. She went on to be an assistant district attorney for the state and an assistant city attorney for the city of <a href="/Wausau,_Wisconsin" title="Wausau, Wisconsin">Wausau, Wisconsin</a>. Appointed in November 2011, she was the clerk of circuit court for <a href="/Portage_County_Circuit_Court,_Wisconsin" title="Portage County Circuit Court, Wisconsin">Portage County Circuit Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Stevens_Point_Area_Public_School_District_elections_(2017)" title="Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2017)">Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2017)</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>Four seats on the <a href="/Stevens_Point_Area_Public_School_District,_Wisconsin" title="Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin">Stevens Point Area Public School District School Board</a> were up for general election on April 4, 2017. Incumbents <a href="/Amy_Dailey" title="Amy Dailey">Amy Dailey</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Patricia Baker</a>, <a href="/Dewey_Gantz" title="Dewey Gantz">Dewey Gantz</a>, and <a href="/Christina_Scott" title="Christina Scott">Christina Scott</a> ran unopposed for re-election to their seats.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>
</p><p>Three of the seats were up for regular election and came with a three-year term. One seat was up for special election and came with a one-year term. The three candidates who receive the most votes will win the seats with the three-year term, while the fourth place candidate will win the seat with the one-year term. Baker, Scott, and Dailey won three-year terms, while Gantz won the one-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Results">Results</span></h4>
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<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a href="/Patricia_Baker" title="Patricia Baker">Patricia Baker</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">27.91%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,964</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a href="/Amy_Dailey" title="Amy Dailey">Amy Dailey</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">24.30%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,451</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a href="/Christina_Scott" title="Christina Scott">Christina Scott</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">24.04%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,414</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a href="/Dewey_Gantz" title="Dewey Gantz">Dewey Gantz</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">23.14%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">3,287</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center">Write-in votes</td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.61%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">87</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>14,203</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.co.portage.wi.us/home/showdocument?id=7597"><i>Portage County Board</i>, "Portage County 4-4-17 Spring Nonpartisan Election," accessed April 4, 2017</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><i>These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.</i></span></td>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Funding">Funding</span></h4>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/List_of_school_board_campaign_finance_deadlines_in_2017" title="List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017">List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
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<p>All school board candidates in Wisconsin were required to file a campaign registration statement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission after qualifying as candidates. This statement declares their candidacy to the county clerk's office and allows them to claim exemption from reporting campaign contributions and expenditures. Candidates were only required to report campaign contributions and expenditures if they did one or both of the following:<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<ul><li>Accepted contributions, made disbursements, or incurred debt in excess of $2,000 during the calendar year</li>
<li>Accepted more than $100 from a single source during the calendar year, barring contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns</li></ul>
<p>There were <b>three</b> campaign finance report deadlines in 2017:
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<ul><li>The <b>pre-primary report</b> was due February 13, 2017,</li>
<li>The <b>pre-election report</b> was due March 27, 2017, and</li>
<li>The <b>post-election report</b> was due July 15, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup></li></ul>
<p>Candidates who filed before January 1, 2017, also had to file a continuing campaign finance report on January 16, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-pre2017report_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pre2017report-8">[8]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Results_2">Results</span></h4>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Wisconsin_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2016">Wisconsin local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p><a href="/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> held general elections for local judicial offices on <b>April 5, 2016</b>. A primary election took place on <b>February 16, 2016</b>. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was <b>January 5, 2016</b>. <a href="/Trish_Baker" class="mw-redirect" title="Trish Baker">Trish Baker</a> and incumbent <a href="/Robert_Shannon" title="Robert Shannon">Robert Shannon</a> defeated <a href="/David_Knaapen" title="David Knaapen">David Knaapen</a> and <a href="/Jared_Redfield" title="Jared Redfield">Jared Redfield</a> in the Portage County Circuit Court primary for Branch 2.<sup id="cite_ref-list_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-list-9">[9]</a></sup></p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable1">
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<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a href="/Trish_Baker" class="mw-redirect" title="Trish Baker">Trish Baker</a></b> <small></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">32.98%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,700</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a href="/Robert_Shannon" title="Robert Shannon">Robert Shannon</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">31.40%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,571</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/David_Knaapen" title="David Knaapen">David Knaapen</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">27.09%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,218</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Jared_Redfield" title="Jared Redfield">Jared Redfield</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">8.41%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">689</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center">Write-in votes</td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.12%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>8,188</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.co.portage.wi.us/elections/2-16-16/Candidate_Results_2-16-16.htm"><i>Portage County, Wisconsin,</i> "Portage County Election Results," accessed February 16, 2016</a></td>
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<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a href="/Robert_Shannon" title="Robert Shannon">Robert Shannon</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">55.00%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">11,903</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Trish_Baker" class="mw-redirect" title="Trish Baker">Trish Baker</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">44.62%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">9,655</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center">Write-in votes</td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.38%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">82</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>21,640</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.co.portage.wi.us/elections/4-5-16/candidate_results_4-5-16.htm"><i>Portage County,</i> "Election Results April 5, 2016," accessed April 5, 2016</a></td>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_method">Selection method</span></h4>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">Nonpartisan election of judges</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>The <b>241 judges</b> of the <a href="/Wisconsin_Circuit_Courts" title="Wisconsin Circuit Courts">Wisconsin Circuit Courts</a> are elected in <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan elections</a> to six-year terms. All judges must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving after their term expires.<sup id="cite_ref-general_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-10">[10]</a></sup>
</p><p>The chief judge of each circuit court is chosen by the state supreme court to serve a <b>two-year term.</b><sup id="cite_ref-general_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-10">[10]</a></sup>
</p><p><b>Qualifications</b><br>
To serve on the circuit courts, a judge must be:<sup id="cite_ref-general_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-general-10">[10]</a></sup>
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<ul><li>a qualified elector in the state;</li>
<li>a qualified elector of his or her circuit (for circuit judges); and</li>
<li>licensed to practice law in the state for at least five years.</li></ul>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Endorsements">Endorsements</span></h4>
<p>The following list is a sampling of public endorsements for Baker's campaign:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
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<ul><li>Former Marathon County Judge Dorothy Bain</li>
<li><a href="/Michael_K._Moran" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael K. Moran">Marathon County Judge Michael Moran</a></li>
<li>Dodge County District Attorney Kurt Klomberg</li>
<li><a href="/Christina_Scott" title="Christina Scott">Chris Scott, Stevens Point Area School District Board of Education Member</a></li>
<li>Stevens Point Alderman Shaun Morrow</li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Stevens_Point_Area_Public_School_District_elections_(2014)" title="Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2014)">Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2014)</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>Four at-large board incumbents were up for re-election. Incumbents <a href="/Christina_Scott" title="Christina Scott">Christina Scott</a>, <a href="/Jeff_Presley" title="Jeff Presley">Jeff Presley</a>, <a href="/Robert_Larson_(Wisconsin)" title="Robert Larson (Wisconsin)">Robert Larson</a> and Terry Rothmann were all eligible to run for re-election, but Rothmann did not run in the election. While Scott and Larson were seeking regular re-election, Presley was seeking election after being appointed to the board in May 2013 to complete the remainder of John Zellmer's unexpired term. Presley had previously served on the board.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> The three incumbents were joined by newcomers <a href="/Alex_Kochanowski" title="Alex Kochanowski">Alex Kochanowski</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Patricia Baker</a>, <a href="/Terri_A._Fink" title="Terri A. Fink">Terri A. Fink</a> and <a href="/Samuel_L._Levin" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel L. Levin">Samuel L. Levin</a> on the general election ballot. The winners, in order of most votes received, were Kochanowski, Baker, Scott and Presley. The top three winners were elected to full, three-year terms, while fourth place winner Presley was elected to the remainder of the unexpired term he was originally appointed to which expired April 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Results_3">Results</span></h4>
<p>Note: The top three winners of the 2014 general election were elected to regular, three-year terms. The fourth-place finisher was elected to an unexpired one-year term. This special term was needed to fill a vacancy due to the resignation of John Zellmer.
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<td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#;"> </span></td>
<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a><b><a href="/Alex_Kochanowski" title="Alex Kochanowski">Alex Kochanowski</a> <small>(3-year)</small></b> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">21.7%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">3,410</td>
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<td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#;"> </span></td>
<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Patricia Baker</a> <small>(3-year)</small></b> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">19.4%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">3,048</td>
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<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a><b><a href="/Christina_Scott" title="Christina Scott">Christina Scott</a> <small>(3-year)</small></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">12.4%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,945</td>
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<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a><b><a href="/Jeff_Presley" title="Jeff Presley">Jeff Presley</a> <small>(1-year)</small></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">11.3%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,777</td>
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<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> <a href="/Patricia_Hetzel" title="Patricia Hetzel">Patricia Hetzel</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">10.1%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,585</td>
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<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> <a href="/Terri_A._Fink" title="Terri A. Fink">Terri A. Fink</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">9.7%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,519</td>
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<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> <a href="/Robert_Larson_(Wisconsin)" title="Robert Larson (Wisconsin)">Robert Larson</a> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">8.5%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,329</td>
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<td width="75px">Nonpartisan </td>
<td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> <a href="/Samuel_Levin" title="Samuel Levin">Samuel Levin</a> </td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:right">6.8%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,068</td>
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<td width="100" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>15,681</b></td>
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<td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/wtLWF"><i>Stevens Point Area Public School District</i>, "Election Information: Spring Election, April 1, 2014, Official Results," accessed September 23, 2014</a> </td>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_2">2016</span></h3>
<p>Baker listed the following themes on her campaign website:
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<p>Our form of government doesn’t just happen – it takes people.
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<ul><li>It takes people to serve as jurors in jury trials.</li>
<li>It takes people to serve as members of law enforcement agencies to enforce our laws.</li>
<li>It takes people to serve as judge to maintain the integrity of our court system.</li></ul>
<p>The day that people stop using our courts to resolve their disputes will bring a dangerous future for all of us.
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<ul><li>I will work to keep the courts open accessible to all.</li>
<li>I will maintain the integrity of the courts – treating all people respectfully, thoughtfully, and fairly.</li>
<li>I will ensure there are options in our courts – be it for young offenders who made a foolish mistake or people with addictions that will benefit more from treatment and counseling than languishing in a jail cell.</li></ul>
<p><sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-14">[14]</a></sup>
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<td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—Trish Baker (2016), <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup></cite>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014_2">2014</span></h3>
<p>Baker posted the following statement on her LinkedIn profile:
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<td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;">The most important thing that we, as a community, can do is educate our young people. There really is nothing that addresses the future well-being of our community, our businesses, our families, and our children - then ensure that we have a strong public education system.
<p>I decided to run for the Stevens Point Area Public School District Board, to make a positive difference in my community, to promote my value of education, and to do what I can to "pay it forward" for future generations. Portage County is a wonderful place that offers world class education. I want to do my part in ensuring it remains that way and improves for future generations.<sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-14">[14]</a></sup>
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<td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—Patricia Baker's LinkedIn profile (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup></cite>
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<ul><li><a href="/Stevens_Point_Area_Public_School_District,_Wisconsin" title="Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin">Stevens Point Area Public School District, Wisconsin</a></li>
<li><a href="/Stevens_Point_Area_Public_School_District_elections_(2017)" title="Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2017)">Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2017)</a></li>
<li><a href="/Stevens_Point_Area_Public_School_District_elections_(2014)" title="Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2014)">Stevens Point Area Public School District elections (2014)</a></li>
<li><a href="/Portage_County_Circuit_Court,_Wisconsin" title="Portage County Circuit Court, Wisconsin">Portage County Circuit Court</a></li>
<li><a href="/Courts_in_Wisconsin" title="Courts in Wisconsin">Courts in Wisconsin</a></li>
<li><a href="/Local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="Local trial court judicial elections, 2016">Local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">?</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/2afac3e"><i>Tony Evers Office of the Governor | State of Wisconsin</i>, "Gov. Evers Appoints Patricia Baker to the Portage County Circuit Court," accessed July 27, 2022</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">?</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/Ballotpedia:Tiffany_Rouse" title="Ballotpedia:Tiffany Rouse">Tiffany Rouse</a></i>, "Email correspondence with Stevens Point Area Public School District's Administrative Assistant to the Director of Business Services <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:[email protected]">Karlyn Krautkramer</a>," January 11, 2016</span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">?</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.co.portage.wi.us/home/showdocument?id=7597"><i>Portage County Board</i>, "Portage County 4-4-17 Spring Nonpartisan Election," accessed April 4, 2017</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><i>These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.</i></span></span>
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