Catherine Ingram
Democratic · OH · OH State Senator
Catherine Ingram serves in the Ohio Senate and works as a university instructor and realtor. She holds an MBA from the University of Cincinnati and served more than 20 years on the Cincinnati Board of Education.
Where Catherine Ingram stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Immigration (1 record),
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated August 7, 2026
- Raised
- $39,617
- Spent
- $47,689
- Cash on hand
- $20,077
Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$18,500
- $500-$999$9,500
- $250-$499$7,350
- $100-$249$3,050
- $1-$99$1,217
Source: Ohio Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · www6.ohiosos.gov
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Introduced Ohio Senate Bill 140 as lead sponsor. It proposes requiring every freestanding birthing center - a non-hospital place where low-risk mothers give birth - to keep a written plan for moving a mother or newborn to a hospital in an emergency, and to hold a hospital transfer agreement unless nationally accredited.
March 11, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ohiosenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Was a lead sponsor of Senate Bill 29, proposing to let two or more cities set up a joint economic development district — a shared zone where they pool tax money and development costs — without including a township.
January 22, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ohiosenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted against passing S.B. 172, which required public officials to allow the arrest of anyone unlawfully present for deportation proceedings. It passed the Ohio Senate 23-8.
June 18, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Was a lead sponsor of an Ohio bill requiring school districts to offer, and students to complete, at least one high school computer science course (Senate Bill 326). The Senate passed it 33-0 on June 10, 2026, with her voting yes, and it moved to the House.
November 12, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: ohiosenate.gov · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Voted against passing House Bill 173, which took electric submetering companies out of the legal definition of a public utility. The Senate passed it 24-9, the House agreed the next day, and the governor vetoed it on June 24, 2026.
June 10, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing S.B. 50, a bill to let 14- and 15-year-olds work until 9 p.m. year-round with a parent's approval. It passed the Ohio Senate 24-9 and was vetoed by the Governor.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted against passing House Bill 492, which widened the crime of interfering with an officer making an arrest and raised its penalty. The Senate passed it 24-9 and the governor signed it on July 7, 2026.
June 10, 2026
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing S.B. 278, which added punitive damages to what a city that enacts or enforces gun control measures can owe. It passed the Ohio Senate 24-9.
April 15, 2026
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing the House's version of Senate Bill 293, which required mailed absentee ballots to arrive by the close of polls on Election Day. The Senate agreed 23-10 and the governor signed it on December 19, 2025.
November 19, 2025
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Voted against passing the House's version of Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, banning diversity offices at public universities and faculty strikes. The Ohio Senate agreed 20-11, and the governor signed it on March 28, 2025.
March 26, 2025
Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us · researched August 24, 2026
Race Catherine Ingram is in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 9; Ohio · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.