Samantha Baker

Running for this seat

• Reported by news coverage: People's World, September 14, 2026

Not on the ballot yet: the official list comes from Franklin County Board of Elections. How we list candidates.

Background

Community organizer in central Ohio who has advocated for affordable housing at Columbus City Council and taken part in local campaigns including Ohio Divest's "No New Bonds" and No Ohio Anduril Plant.

In their own words

• Working-class people deserve to be able to afford to live and eat and work in the city
• Reinvest in education, housing, healthcare and public transportation

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Samantha Baker yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

Sources

• peoplesworld.org/article/progressive-candidate-samantha-baker-enters-m