Lisa Baker
State Senate, District 20 · Republican · Pennsylvania
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Where they stand
Sex offender registration: Baker supports requiring people who attempt, conspire, or solicit offenses under Pennsylvania's Sexual Offender Registration Act to register under the act.
Child custody: Baker supports revising child-custody procedures and providing child-abuse and domestic-abuse education for judges and court personnel.
Disability protection: Baker supports making institutional sexual assault of a care-dependent person a criminal offense.
Where Lisa stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Education and families · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen education equity statewide.
Public safety, justice and rights · Likely opposes: Pennsylvania should legalize adult-use cannabis.
Public safety, justice and rights · Supports: Pennsylvania should provide greater state support for law enforcement and first responders.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Pennsylvania should reduce state taxes on households.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should make lowering everyday costs a top priority in state budgeting and policy.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should expand state incentives for large economic-development projects.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Pennsylvania should reduce property-tax and related housing-tax burdens for residents.
Energy, environment and agriculture · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state support for agriculture and local food systems.
Energy, environment and agriculture · Likely opposes: Pennsylvania should accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Housing and communities · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state efforts to make housing more affordable and prevent displacement.
Government, elections and ethics · Supports: Pennsylvania should let counties begin processing mail ballots before Election Day.
Government, elections and ethics · Supports: Pennsylvania should increase transparency in state government.
Immigration and national security · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen legal protections and services for veterans.
Health and social supports · Likely supports: Pennsylvania should increase state support for services for seniors.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen state oversight and standards to preserve hospital and emergency-care access.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen state support for mental-health and crisis-response services.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should improve services, accessibility, and protections for people with disabilities.
Health and social supports · Supports: Pennsylvania should strengthen state tobacco prevention policies.
In the news
State Sen. Lisa Baker facing Republican challenger in 20th District (tricountyindependent.com, Apr 17, 2026)