Riley Edward Ingram (born October 1, 1941) is an
American politician
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. From 1992-2020 he served in the
Virginia House of Delegates
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, representing the
62nd district east of
Richmond
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, made up of parts of
Chesterfield,
Henrico and
Prince George Counties and the city of
Hopewell. He is a member of the
Republican Party.
Positions and appointments
Ingram was co-chair of the House committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 1998–2001 having been appointed in 2002.
He served on the committees on:
*Appropriations (1998–)
*Counties, Cities and Towns (1992–)
*General Laws (1998–2001)
*Militia and Police (2000–2001)
*Mining and Mineral Resources (1992–1999)
*Privileges and Elections (1992–)
Electoral history
Ingram was elected to the
Hopewell city council in 1986, and became mayor in 1988.
In 1989, he challenged 28-year
Democratic
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incumbent
Charles Hardaway Marks
Charles Hardaway Marks (January 31, 1921 – November 13, 2004) was an American attorney and politician.
Political career
Marks, a Democrat served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1962 to 1991 where he represented the people o ...
in the 64th House district, but lost. He was re-elected to the Hopewell city council in 1990.
In the 1991 redistricting, the 62nd House district was moved northwards to include Hopewell. Ingram defeated another Democratic incumbent,
R. Beasley Jones, for the House seat.
Riley retired and did not file for the
2019 election.
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1941 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
American members of the Church of the Nazarene
People from Hopewell, Virginia
People from Halifax County, Virginia
21st-century American politicians