{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Catherine Ingram | state_senate = Ohio | district = 9th | term_start = January, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Cecil Thomas | successor = | image = Catherine Ingram.jpg | image_size = | birth_date = | party = Democratic | children = | alma_mater = University of Cincinnati | website = https://www.ohiosenate.gov/members/catherine-d-ingram | state_house2 = Ohio | district2 = 32nd | preceding2 = Christie Bryant | successor2 = Bob Young | term_start2 = January 3, 2017 | term_end2 = January 2023 }} '''Catherine D. Ingram''' is the senator from the 9th District of the Ohio Senate and formerly the state representative for the 32nd District of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat. The district consists of portions of Cincinnati and Springfield Township, as well as Mount Healthy and North College Hill in Hamilton County.
==Life and career== Ingram is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, where she attended public schools and the University of Cincinnati for both her bachelor's degree and M.B.A.<ref> {{cite web | title = Catherine Ingram wins 32nd House District Democratic nomination | url = http://www.wcpo.com/news/political/elections-local/catherine-ingram-wins-32nd-house-district-democratic-nomination | accessdate = 2017-01-09 | author = WCPO Staff | date = 16 March 2016 }} </ref> Professionally, Ingram has worked as a realtor as well as an instructor at Northern Kentucky University.<ref> {{cite web | title = Endorsements: Kelly, Ingram for Ohio House primaries | url = http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/03/09/endorsements-kelly-ingram-ohio-house-primaries/81528148/ | accessdate = 2017-01-09 }} </ref> She is a mother and grandmother.<ref> {{cite web | title = Open 32nd Ohio House District Seat Draws Democratic Contest | url = http://wvxu.org/post/open-32nd-ohio-house-district-seat-draws-democratic-contest#stream/0 | accessdate = 2017-01-09 | first = Howard | last = Wilkinson | date = 5 February 2016 }} </ref>
In the mid 1990s, Ingram was first elected to the Cincinnati Board of Education, and served on that board for more than twenty years, leaving to take the office of state representative.<ref> {{cite web | title = Meet the Candidates: Five want to take on challenges of leading economically troubled 32nd District | date = 11 March 2016 | url = http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/meet-the-candidates-five-want-to-take-on-challenges-of-leading-economically-troubled-32nd-district | accessdate = 2017-01-09 }} </ref>
==Ohio House of Representatives== After losing the Democratic primary for the Ohio Senate in 2014 to Cecil Thomas,<ref> {{cite web | title = Endorsement: Ingram for Ohio Senate 9th district | url = http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/editorials/2014/05/02/endorsement-ingram-ohio-senate-th-district/8647763/ | accessdate = 2017-01-09 }} </ref> Ingram unexpectedly received another opportunity to take a seat in the Ohio General Assembly in 2016 when state Representative Christie Bryant decided not to seek re-election after only one term. In a four-way primary, Ingram won the Democratic nomination with nearly 52% of the vote, a majority.
Ingram easily won the general election against Republican Matthew Wahlert with almost 77% of the vote. She was sworn into her first term on January 3, 2017.
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==External links== *[http://www.ohiohouse.gov/catherine-ingram Ohio State Representative Catherine Ingram] ''official site'' *{{Official website|https://www.ohiosenate.gov/members/catherine-d-ingram|name=Ohio State Senator Catherine Ingram}} {{S-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Christie Bryant}} {{s-ttl|title=Ohio House of Representatives, 32nd District|years=2017–present}} {{s-inc}} {{S-end}}
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