Catherine Ingram is the state representative for the 32nd District of the

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. She is a Democrat. The district consists of portions of

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and Springfield Township, as well as Mount Healthy and North College Hill in Hamilton County.

Life and career

Ingram is a lifelong resident of

, where she attended public schools and the

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for both her bachelor's degree and M.B.A. Professionally, Ingram has worked as a realtor as well as an instructor at

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. She is a mother and grandmother. 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.

Ohio House of Representatives

After losing the Democratic primary for the

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in 2014 to Cecil Thomas, Ingram unexpectedly received another opportunity to take a seat in the

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in 2016 when state Representative

Christie Bryant Christie Bryant (born July, 14th 1979) is a former Representative for the 32nd district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Bryant is a native of Cincinnati, and made her first run for public office in 2014 for the Ohio House to succeed Dale Ma ...

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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