NC State Senate - 17 | Raleigh – Sydney Batch Recommended Amount: $5,600
The Candidate: Sen. Sydney Batch (D) was recently appointed to the North Carolina State Senate. Previously, she was a member of the State House after defeating an incumbent in a competitive district in 2018 but then narrowly losing in 2020. Batch is a mother, wife, lawyer, social worker, and child welfare advocate who was raised in North Carolina.