Lori Kirkland Baker

Lori Kirkland Baker was born in Newport Beach, California.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

As a proud American, I wish to serve this country with the strength and stability it has provided my own family for the last 4 centuries.

Originally from the east coast, I moved here alone with no job or place to live and $700 in my pocket to try to find work in entertainment. I achieved that goal beyond my wildest dreams, working in television for 20 years and winning awards for my work as a writer/producer. I moved on to raise my family in beautiful Orange County where my two children could thrive in an excellent school system.

I now see a pressing need for rational, common sense voices in Congress and, though again, I’m pursuing something with difficult odds, I know my reasonable, moderate positions on everything from climate to immigration, Ukraine to guns are ones that will benefit Orange County and the country. I humbly ask for your support.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

For the security and longevity of our nation, I’m passionate about foreign affairs, currently keeping Russia from invading Europe and having a sensible solution to our border crisis.I believe in the 2nd Amendment and am a gun owner myself. However, weapons designed explicitly for warfare do not belong on our streets.As the child of a schoolteacher and the beneficiary of American public schools, they must be modernized and maintained in order for future generations to compete globally.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I’m insistent about keeping our country safe and supporting democracies around the globe. This means keeping China and Russia in check by supporting Taiwan and Ukraine respectively.

This also pertains to our own border security. While legal immigration is a lifeblood to our nation’s progress and economy, illegal activity must be stopped now. Congress must finally solve this problem instead of fretting over their own job security. I think it’s a moral imperative that so-called dreamers be given permanent status as this is usually the only country they’ve ever known. But temporary visas must be enforced when they expire. If we don’t secure the southern border, we will be overwhelmed by migration as the climate changes.It’s truly dire.

Additionally, we must do more to keep our citizens, particularly our schoolchildren, safe. I would like to see buyback program for weapons of mass destruction.

Furthermore, it was a mistake to eradicate mental hospitals. We need them to not only keep potential shooters secure and on their medications, but such facilities would nearly eradicate our homeless crisis. They don’t need to be the horror houses of old.They can be comfortable, well-managed with compassionate caregivers and carefully overseen. It’s a far better solution than either temporary incarceration or leaving such people to their own devices on the streets.

You’ll notice that many of my ideas are also huge job creators that will further stimulate our recovering economy.