Keith Ingram

For other people named Keith Ingram, see Keith Ingram (disambiguation).

Keith M. Ingram (born 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. He previously represented the 53rd district in the Arkansas House of Representatives, from 2009 to 2013, and served as mayor of West Memphis, Arkansas, from 1987 to 1995.

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.[1][2] 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..[3]

Ingram's father, William Kent Ingram, was an Arkansas state senator from 1963 until 1981, while his brother, Kent Ingram, served for nine years in the state Senate.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Arkansas Senate" (Press release). Arkansas.gov. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ingram elected minority leader in State Senate - News - The Helena Arkansas Daily World - Helena, AR - Helena, AR". Helena-arkansas.com. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Ingram considering run for Ark. governor". thv11.com. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

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