Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Kesha Ram Hinsdale is the Democratic incumbent state senator for the Chittenden Southeast District and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot seeking re-election.[1][2] She is a former state representative and was elected Senate majority leader in November 2024.[1]

Ram Hinsdale was born in Los Angeles, California, and earned bachelor's degrees in natural resource planning and political science from the University of Vermont in 2008 and an M.P.A. from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in 2018.[1] Her career experience includes work as a public engagement specialist for the City of Burlington's community and economic development office, teaching at Vermont Law & Graduate School and serving as co-chair of the Vermont Attorney General's Immigration Task Force.[1]

Ram Hinsdale served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016, and in 2016 she lost the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor to David Zuckerman.[1] In 2022 she announced a run for the U.S. House but withdrew in May and endorsed Becca Balint.[1] She was elected to the state Senate in 2020 and later chaired the Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, which sponsored S. 100, signed in 2023 as Act 47.[1] Her 2025-2026 committee assignments are the Senate Education Committee, the Ethics Committee (chair) and the Senate Rules Committee (vice chair).[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.