# Kesha Ram Hinsdale

Kesha Ram Hinsdale is a Democratic member of the Vermont Senate for district Chittenden Southeast.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Vermont Senate, district Chittenden Southeast
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: VT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/06f7e87d-e1f3-4d29-bd2c-11cadb89069e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/06f7e87d-e1f3-4d29-bd2c-11cadb89069e (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

80% of Hinsdale’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Vermont, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.62 (standard error 0.03), from 528 donors and 189 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VT 2025–26 session)

75 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Vermont Senate 98.0%). Party unity 94.5% (94.5%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 1 · S 193 An act relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S193/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-27 · voted nay · 3rd reading refused on roll call, requested by Senator Ram Hinsdale, Failed -- Needed 16 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 16 · H 772 An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of the positive rental payment credit reporting pilot program · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H772/
- 2026-05-27 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2 · S 325 An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/S325/
- 2026-05-26 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 955 An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H955/
- 2026-05-20 · voted yea · 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 2 · H 550 An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H550/
- 2026-05-19 · voted yea · Roll Call, requested by Senator Westman, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 4 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-19 · voted nay · Roll Call, requested by Senator Weeks, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 11, Nays = 19 · H 931 An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H931/
- 2026-05-19 · voted nay · Roll Call, requested by Senator Beck, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 14, Nays = 16 · H 740 An act relating to the greenhouse gas inventory and registry · fail · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H740/
- 2026-05-15 · voted yea · Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hashim, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 26, Nays = 3 · H 727 An act relating to sustainable data center deployment · pass · https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/H727/

## Legislation (VT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 74 bills: 70 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Vermont Senate 55.0%; rank 11 of 30).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 13: Senate concurrent resolution honoring Middlebury College Professor Jessica Holmes for her exemplary public service as a member and interim chair of the Green… (introduced, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR13/
- HCR 282: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Doorkeeper Dennis Miles for his superb dedication to serving the General Assembly and all Vermonters (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR282/
- HCR 274: House concurrent resolution congratulating Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougar Bea Molson on winning her second girls’ individual State tennis championship (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR274/
- HCR 272: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars dance team on winning the school’s eighth State jazz and 18th… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR272/
- HCR 275: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Mt. Mansfield Union High School Cougars on winning a third consecutive Division II girls’ tennis… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR275/
- HCR 279: House concurrent resolution honoring General Assembly Head Doorkeeper Michael G. Wiater and his wife, Sergeant at Arms Administrative Assistant Donna Wiater,… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR279/
- HCR 263: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Mount Mansfield Union High School Division I championship girls’ basketball team (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR263/
- HCR 267: House concurrent resolution congratulating the Mount Mansfield Union High School Cougars girls’ Nordic ski team on winning a second consecutive Division I… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR267/
- SCR 11: Senate concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding former Williston Fire Chief Kenneth Morton Jr (introduced, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/SCR11/
- HCR 268: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Mt. Mansfield Union High School Cougars State co-champions girls’ snowboarding team (passed one chamber, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/vt/bills/2025-2026/HCR268/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/34727
- Campaign site: https://keshaforvermont.com/
- X: https://x.com/KeshaRam
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kesharamvt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kesharamvt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Owr8NHU08gbsE0pxxLTQA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kesharam/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/06f7e87d-e1f3-4d29-bd2c-11cadb89069e