Riley Ingram

Riley Edward Ingram (born October 1, 1941) is an American politician. From 1992-2020 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 62nd district east of Richmond, made up of parts of Chesterfield, Henrico and Prince George Counties and the city of Hopewell. He is a member of the Republican Party.^[1]

Riley Ingram
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 62nd district
In office January 1992 – January 8, 2020
Preceded by	R. Beasley Jones
Succeeded by	Carrie Coyner
Personal details
Born	(1941-10-01) October 1, 1941 (age 83) Halifax County, Virginia
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Ann Brinkley (deceased)
Children	Tracy Crowder, Stacy Hansen, Riley Ingram Jr.
Residence	Hopewell, Virginia
Occupation	Real estate
Committees	Counties, Cities and Towns (chair) Appropriations Privileges and Elections
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1959–1968
Unit	Virginia Army National Guard 1959–1962 United States Army Reserve 1962–1968

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:^[2]

• 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.^[1]

In 1989, he challenged 28-year Democratic incumbent Charles Hardaway Marks in the 64th House district, but lost. He was re-elected to the Hopewell city council in 1990.^[3]

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.^[3]

Riley retired and did not file for the 2019 election.^[4]

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Virginia House of Delegates, 64th district
November 7, 1989[3]	General	Charles Hardaway Marks	Democratic	8,992	56.32
		Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	6,971	43.66
		Write Ins		3	0.02
		Incumbent won; seat stayed Democratic
Virginia House of Delegates, 62nd district
November 5, 1991[3]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	7,589	54.03
		Robert Beasley Jones	Democratic	6,454	45.95
		Write Ins		2	0.02
		Incumbent lost; seat switched from Democratic to Republican
November 2, 1993[3]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	12,380	69.52
		Peter D. Eliades	Democratic	5,428	30.48
November 7, 1995[5]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	11,981	74.29
		D M Brown	Democratic	4,147	25.71
November 4, 1997[6]	General	Riley E. Ingram	Republican	13,123	99.64
		Write Ins		47	0.36
November 2, 1999[7]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	10,940	99.73
		Write Ins		30	0.27
November 6, 2001[8]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	14,476	97.87
		Write Ins		315	2.13
November 4, 2003[9]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	9,720	98.67
		Write Ins		131	1.33
November 8, 2005[10]	General	R E Ingram	Republican	15,571	97.00
		Write Ins		481	3.00
November 6, 2007[11]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	10,449	98.15
		Write Ins		196	1.84
November 3, 2009[12]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	15,514	97.51
		Write Ins		396	2.48
November 8, 2011[13]	General	Riley Edward Ingram	Republican	8,911	95.80
		Write Ins		390	4.19