Preceded by Leo Chitman Religion United Methodist Political party Democratic Party Parents W. K. Ingram | Nationality American Role American Politician Succeeded by Al Boals Name Keith Ingram Party Democratic Party | |
Born April 12, 1955 (age 68)
West Memphis, Arkansas ( 1955-04-12 ) Alma mater University of Mississippi Residence West Memphis, Arkansas, United States | ||
Education University of Mississippi | ||
House Elections - Keith Ingram - May 15, 2019
Keith M. Ingram (born April 12, 1955) is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, Ingram represents the 24th district in the Arkansas Senate, of which he is the Minority Leader. Ingram's district includes Crittenden County and parts of Cross, Lee, Phillips and St. Francis counties in eastern Arkansas.
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He previously represented the 53rd district in the Arkansas House of Representatives for two terms and served as mayor of West Memphis, Arkansas.
Career
While he was Senator-elect, Ingram was selected as the Democrats' Minority Leader to succeed the party's former Majority Leader Robert F. Thompson of Paragould in Greene County in northeastern Arkansas. He considered running for Governor of Arkansas, in the 2014 election, when the incumbent Democrat Mike Beebe was term-limited but did not file for the higher office.
Ingram is a member of National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments and the Southern Legislative Conference. With NCSL, he serves on the Law & Criminal Justice Standing Committee and sits on the Annual Meeting Committee for CSG. In addition to serving as 2014 chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference, he sits on the Energy & Environment Committee.
Business career
Ingram currently serves as vice president of Razorback Concrete Company, a family-owned business in West Memphis.
Family
Ingram's father, William K. Ingram, was an Arkansas state senator from 1963 until 1981, while his brother, Kent Ingram, served for nine years in the state Senate.