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Sydney Batch

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.

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Sydney Batch
Minority Leader of the North Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Preceded byDan Blue
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded bySam Searcy
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
Born (1979-03-01) March 1, 1979
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpousePatrick
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD, MSW)
WebsiteCampaign website

Sydney Jeanene Batch (born March 1, 1979)1 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 2021.2

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.3

Batch has practiced law since 20054 at her firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. Batch practices divorce law,5 child custody law,6 and child welfare law.7 In 2019, Batch was recognized by Super Lawyers8 as a top attorney in family law in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Political career

Batch defeated John Adcock in the November 2018 general election.9 Batch won by a margin of 50 percent to 48 percent.10 She lost her 2020 reelection race to Erin Pare.11 On January 11, 2021, Batch was appointed to the North Carolina Senate for District 17.12 She was elected as minority leader in December 2024, replacing senator Dan Blue.13

In 2025, Batch proposed a bill to provide coverage parity for breast cancer diagnostic imaging. She had herself been diagnosed with breast cancer several years earlier, at the age of 39.14

Election history

2024

N.C. Senate 17th district General Election15
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sydney Batch 71,610 74.38%
Libertarian Patrick J. Bowersox 24,661 25.62%
Total votes 96,271 100%

2022

N.C. Senate 17th district General Election16
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%

2020

N.C. House of Representatives 37th district General Election17
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

2018

N.C. House of Representatives 37th district General Election18
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
References

References

  1. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/voter-guide/article292898169.html
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  3. "Batch, Poore & Williams, PC". Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. "Sydney J. Batch". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  5. "Divorce". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  6. "Child Custody". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  7. "Child Protective Services". Raleigh Divorce Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  8. "Top Rated Raleigh, NC Family Law Attorney | Sydney Batch". Super Lawyers. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  9. WRAL (6 November 2018). "Democrats break veto-proof majority in General Assembly". wral.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. "North Carolina Election Results – Election Results 2018 – The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. "2020 North Carolina State House – District 37 Election Results". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. "Senator Sydney Batch". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  13. "NC Democrats oust a longtime lawmaker from their leadership ranks". axios.com. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. Henkel, Clayton (30 April 2025). ""We should be mad as hell": NC legislators who've survived breast cancer seek improved detection". NC Newsline. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  15. "11/05/2024 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  16. "11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  17. "11/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  18. "11/06/2018 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 June 2025.