Sydney Batch

American politician from North Carolina
Senator
Sydney Batch
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded bySam Searcy
Deputy Minority Leader of the
North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2023
LeaderDan T. Blue
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2021
Preceded byJohn Adcock
Succeeded byErin Paré
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePatrick[1]
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD, MSW)
OccupationAttorney
Websitesydneybatch.com

Sydney Jeanene Batch is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who has represented the state's 17th Senate district since 2021 and formerly represented the State's 37th House district from 2019 until 2021.

Education and legal career

Batch received her B.A. Degree in English, her Juris Doctor Degree, and a master's degree in social work all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]

Batch has practiced law since 2005[3] at her firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. Batch practices divorce law,[4] child custody law,[5] and child welfare law.[6] In 2019, Batch was recognized by Super Lawyers[7] as a top attorney in family law in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Political career

Batch defeated John Adcock in the November 2018 general election.[8] Batch won by a margin of 50 percent to 48 percent.[9] She lost her 2020 reelection race to Erin Pare.[10] On January 11, 2021, Batch was appointed to the North Carolina Senate for District 17.[11]

North Carolina House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2018[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sydney Batch 22,803 49.92%
Republican John Adcock 21,859 47.85%
Libertarian Guy Meilleur 1,018 2.23%
Total votes 45,680 100%
Democratic gain from Republican
North Carolina House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2020[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erin Paré 35,136 50.06%
Democratic Sydney Batch (incumbent) 32,842 46.79%
Libertarian Liam Leaver 2,208 3.15%
Total votes 70,186 100%
Republican gain from Democratic
North Carolina Senate 17th district general election, 2022[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sydney Batch (incumbent) 45,279 51.83%
Republican Mark Cavaliero 40,167 45.97%
Libertarian Patrick J. Bowersox 1,922 2.20%
Total votes 87,368 100%

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  2. ^ "Batch, Poore & Williams, PC". Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Sydney J. Batch". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  4. ^ "Divorce". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  5. ^ "Child Custody". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  6. ^ "Child Protective Services". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  7. ^ "Top Rated Raleigh, NC Family Law Attorney | Sydney Batch". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  8. ^ WRAL (6 November 2018). "Democrats break veto-proof majority in General Assembly". wral.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. ^ "North Carolina Election Results – Election Results 2018 – The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. ^ "2020 North Carolina State House – District 37 Election Results". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Senator Sydney Batch". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ^ [2]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ [3]North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 37th district
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 17th district
2021–present 		Incumbent
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156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
President of the Senate
Mark Robinson (R)
President pro tempore
Phil Berger (R)
Majority Leader
Paul Newton (R)
Minority Leader
Dan Blue (D)
  1. ▌Norman Sanderson (R)
  2. ▌Jim Perry (R)
  3. ▌Bobby Hanig (R)
  4. ▌Buck Newton (R)
  5. ▌Kandie Smith (D)
  6. ▌Michael Lazzara (R)
  7. ▌Michael Lee (R)
  8. ▌Bill Rabon (R)
  9. ▌Brent Jackson (R)
  10. ▌Benton Sawrey (R)
  11. ▌Lisa Stone Barnes (R)
  12. ▌Jim Burgin (R)
  13. ▌Lisa Grafstein (D)
  14. ▌Dan Blue (D)
  15. ▌Jay Chaudhuri (D)
  16. ▌Gale Adcock (D)
  17. ▌Sydney Batch (D)
  18. ▌Mary Wills Bode (D)
  19. ▌Val Applewhite (D)
  20. ▌Natalie Murdock (D)
  21. ▌Tom McInnis (R)
  22. ▌Mike Woodard (D)
  23. ▌Graig Meyer (D)
  24. ▌Danny Britt (R)
  25. ▌Amy Galey (R)
  26. ▌Phil Berger (R)
  27. ▌Michael Garrett (D)
  28. ▌Gladys Robinson (D)
  29. ▌Dave Craven (R)
  30. ▌Steve Jarvis (R)
  31. ▌Joyce Krawiec (R)
  32. ▌Paul Lowe Jr. (D)
  33. ▌Carl Ford (R)
  34. ▌Paul Newton (R)
  35. ▌Todd Johnson (R)
  36. ▌Eddie Settle (R)
  37. ▌Vickie Sawyer (R)
  38. ▌Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
  39. ▌DeAndrea Salvador (D)
  40. ▌Joyce Waddell (D)
  41. ▌Natasha Marcus (D)
  42. ▌Rachel Hunt (D)
  43. ▌Brad Overcash (R)
  44. ▌Ted Alexander (R)
  45. ▌Dean Proctor (R)
  46. ▌Warren Daniel (R)
  47. ▌Ralph Hise (R)
  48. ▌Tim Moffitt (R)
  49. ▌Julie Mayfield (D)
  50. ▌Kevin Corbin (R)


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