LOCAL · NC · 1979-2002
John Baker
Sheriff · Wake County · Democrat · North Carolina
On the record
23-year tenure
Background
Between 1979 and 2002, John Baker held the Sheriff · Wake County of Wake County seat in North Carolina, a 23-year tenure. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Donnie Harrison. Note: 23-year tenure. Same-year political environment (1979): Governor Jim Hunt; Treasurer Harlan Boyles.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in North Carolina
- Willie Rowe (2023-present)
- Gerald Baker (2018-2022)
- Donnie Harrison (2002-2018)