Debbie Ingram
Debbie Ingram (Democratic Party) was a member of the Vermont State Senate, representing Chittenden District. She assumed office in 2017. She left office on January 6, 2021.
Ingram (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Ingram was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Health and Welfare Committee, Clerk
- Canvassing Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Vermont committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Health and Welfare |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
See also: Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Molly Gray defeated Scott Milne, Cris Ericson, Wayne Billado III, and Ralph Corbo in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Molly Gray (D) | 51.3 | 182,820 |
 | Scott Milne (R) | 44.1 | 157,065 | |
 | Cris Ericson (Vermont Progressive Party) | 2.2 | 7,862 | |
 | Wayne Billado III (Independent) | 1.4 | 5,101 | |
 | Ralph Corbo (Banish the F35S Party) | 0.6 | 2,289 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,097 | ||
| Total votes: 356,234 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Molly Gray defeated Timothy Ashe, Brenda Siegel, and Debbie Ingram in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Molly Gray | 46.0 | 47,636 |
 | Timothy Ashe | 34.7 | 35,954 | |
 | Brenda Siegel | 9.6 | 9,945 | |
 | Debbie Ingram | 9.1 | 9,466 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 568 | ||
| Total votes: 103,569 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Scott Milne defeated Meg Hansen, Dwayne Tucker, Dana Colson, and Jim Hogue in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Milne | 51.5 | 26,817 |
 | Meg Hansen | 32.4 | 16,875 | |
| Dwayne Tucker | 5.9 | 3,066 | |
| Dana Colson | 5.2 | 2,736 | |
| Jim Hogue | 3.7 | 1,944 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 680 | ||
| Total votes: 52,118 | |||
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election
Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Cris Ericson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cris Ericson | 57.5 | 438 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 42.5 | 324 | ||
| Total votes: 762 | |||
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Campaign finance
Noteworthy primary endorsements
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| Democratic primary endorsements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorsement | Ashe | Gray | Ingram | Siegel | ||
| Individuals | ||||||
| Ben and Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield[1] | ✔ | |||||
| Democratic National Committeeman Tim Jerman (D)[2] | ✔ | |||||
| Former Gov. and Lt. Gov. Madeleine Kunin (D)[2] | ✔ | |||||
| Former Lt. Gov. Doug Racine (D)[2] | ✔ | |||||
| Former Gov. Peter Shumlin (D)[2] | ✔ | |||||
| Organizations | ||||||
| Justice for All[3] | ✔ | |||||
| LGBTQ Victory Fund[3] | ✔ | |||||
| LPAC[3] | ✔ | |||||
| People's Action[1] | ✔ | |||||
| Progressives for Democracy in America[1] | ✔ | |||||
| Rights & Democracy[1] | ✔ | |||||
| Sierra Club[4] | ✔ | |||||
2018
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Ashe (D) | 14.2 | 44,002 |
| ✔ |  | Virginia Lyons (D) | 13.4 | 41,617 |
| ✔ | | Debbie Ingram (D) | 13.1 | 40,751 |
| ✔ |  | Michael Sirotkin (D) | 12.4 | 38,569 |
| ✔ |  | Philip Baruth (D) | 12.2 | 38,075 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Pearson (Vermont Progressive Party / D) | 9.9 | 30,863 |
| Alex Farrell (R) | 6.3 | 19,602 | |
 | Paul Dame (R) | 5.6 | 17,521 | |
| Dana Maxfield (R) | 5.3 | 16,422 | |
 | Louis Meyers (Independent) | 2.8 | 8,848 | |
| Seth Cournoyer (L) | 1.7 | 5,389 | |
 | Loyal Ploof (L) | 1.5 | 4,599 | |
| Joshua Knox (Fair Representation Vermont Party) | 1.3 | 4,173 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 465 | ||
| Total votes: 310,896 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Ashe | 19.0 | 13,527 |
| ✔ | | Virginia Lyons | 18.1 | 12,886 |
| ✔ | | Michael Sirotkin | 15.1 | 10,727 |
| ✔ | | Debbie Ingram | 15.0 | 10,701 |
| ✔ | | Philip Baruth | 14.5 | 10,302 |
 | Val Carzello | 7.3 | 5,229 | |
 | Steve May | 5.6 | 4,018 | |
| Finnian Boardman Abbey | 5.3 | 3,771 | |
| Total votes: 71,161 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
Alex Farrell and Dana Maxfield advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Farrell | 51.9 | 3,507 |
| ✔ | | Dana Maxfield | 48.1 | 3,255 |
| Total votes: 6,762 | |||
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election
Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District (6 seats)
Incumbent Christopher Pearson advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Pearson | 100.0 | 9,029 |
| Total votes: 9,029 | |||
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2016
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016. Incumbents David Zuckerman (D) and Helen Riehle (R) did not run for re-election.
The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District general election.[5][6]
| Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Debbie Ingram |
14.74% | 40,467 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Lyons Incumbent |
15.01% | 41,223 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Ashe Incumbent |
16.13% | 44,297 | |
| Progressive | Christopher Pearson |
11.36% | 31,192 | |
| Democratic | Michael Sirotkin Incumbent |
13.69% | 37,585 | |
| Democratic | Phil Baruth Incumbent |
13.64% | 37,453 | |
| Republican | John Gifford | 9.23% | 25,346 | |
| Independent | Tom Licata | 6.20% | 17,021 | |
| Total Votes | 274,584 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Debbie Ingram |
8.57% | 7,386 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Lyons Incumbent |
14.15% | 12,185 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Ashe Incumbent |
15.30% | 13,175 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Pearson |
9.66% | 8,325 | |
| Democratic | Michael Sirotkin Incumbent |
12.16% | 10,471 | |
| Democratic | Phil Baruth Incumbent |
10.72% | 9,238 | |
| Democratic | Faisal Gill | 7.71% | 6,645 | |
| Democratic | Louis Meyers | 2.77% | 2,384 | |
| Democratic | Dawn Ellis | 7.53% | 6,488 | |
| Democratic | David Scherr | 8.14% | 7,009 | |
| Democratic | Nick Cook | 3.29% | 2,830 | |
| Total Votes | 86,136 | |||
John Gifford ran unopposed in the Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Republican primary.[7][8]
| Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Gifford (unopposed) | |
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2012
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012
Ingram ran in the 2012 election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District. She ran against incumbent Timothy Ashe, incumbent Philip Baruth, incumbent Sally Fox, incumbent Virginia Lyons, Peter Hunt, Ed Adrian, Loyal Ploof, and David Zuckerman in the August 28, 2012 Democratic primary. She was one of six who received the most votes to advance to the general election on November 6, 2012. Ingram was defeated in the general election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timothy Ashe Incumbent |
13.3% | 37,357 | |
| Democratic | Philip Baruth Incumbent |
11% | 30,924 | |
| Democratic | Sally Fox Incumbent |
12.4% | 34,909 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Lyons Incumbent |
12.4% | 34,957 | |
| Democratic | David Zuckerman |
11.5% | 32,253 | |
| Republican | Diane Snelling Incumbent |
11.2% | 31,523 | |
| Democratic | Debbie Ingram | 8.3% | 23,441 | |
| Green | Larkin Forney | 2% | 5,618 | |
| Progressive | Richard Jeroloman | 1.2% | 3,322 | |
| Tea Party | Shelley Palmer | 3% | 8,362 | |
| Independent | Patrick Brown | 4.3% | 12,217 | |
| Independent | Bob Kiss | 4.4% | 12,324 | |
| Independent | Robert Letovsky | 3% | 8,321 | |
| Independent | Sean Selby | 2.2% | 6,157 | |
| Total Votes | 281,685 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Timothy Ashe Incumbent |
16.3% | 9,150 |
| Virginia Lyons Incumbent |
15.8% | 8,873 |
| Sally Fox Incumbent |
15.2% | 8,558 |
| David Zuckerman |
13.9% | 7,838 |
| Philip Baruth Incumbent |
12.2% | 6,859 |
| Debbie Ingram |
9% | 5,068 |
| Peter Hunt | 8.2% | 4,595 |
| Ed Adrian | 6.4% | 3,629 |
| Loyal Ploof | 3% | 1,696 |
| Total Votes | 56,266 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Debbie Ingram did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Ingram's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]
Creating a strong business climate and good-paying jobs
- Excerpt: "The state must invest in attracting innovative, environmentally-friendly businesses that pay a livable wage and treat employees well."
Building a better health care system
- Excerpt: "We can and must simultaneously provide access to health care for more Vermonters, drive costs down, and focus on prevention and wellness."
Increasing the supply of housing that is affordable for our workforce
- Excerpt: "Too many families and individuals in Chittenden County and across the state with good jobs live in housing that costs more than 30% of their income, leaving them inadequate resources to spend on other necessities."
Expanding public transportation
- Excerpt: "For greater access by more people, to care for the environment, and to improve our quality of life, we need more public transportation options that are equitably funded across the region."
Making the lives of children and parents better through improved child care and education at all levels
- Excerpt: "We need to make our children a priority, from more affordable, quality child care to college educations that don't saddle young people with insurmountable debt."
2012
Ingram's campaign website listed the following issues:[11]
- Health care
- Excerpt: "We must move forward with Vermont’s plans to reform our broken health care system regardless of what the federal government does."
- Housing and transportation
- Excerpt: "These are closely linked, and either make our towns and cities livable when they’re well planned, or create havoc when they’re poorly planned. For our individuals and families, for the good of the environment, and for the development and recruitment of businesses that bring jobs, we must be smart about our communities’ housing and transportation."
- Supportive communities
- Excerpt: "The character of our towns and cities should be judged by how well we care for and create opportunities for all of our residents. We need to have quality, affordable child care, elder care, education, and resources for survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse. "
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 3 through May 13. There was also a special session from May 23 through June 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Vermont General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 18. There was also a veto session June 21.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedgray - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ingram's 2020 campaign website, "Blog," accessed August 8, 2020
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedashe - ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Official primary candidate list
- ↑ Ingram for Senate, "Issues," accessed July 15, 2016
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
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