Ann Cummings
Vermont State Senator, District WAS since 1996. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Vermont State Senator, District WASBorn 1946
- In office
- 30 yrs
- Since 1996
- Bills became law
- 8
- 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 1.3%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +2.3
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Finance · chair
- Fiscal · vice chair
- Capitol Complex Flood Recovery Special
- Health Reform Oversight
- Health and Welfare
- Transportation Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Cummings sits in the Vermont State Senate
Cummings is closer to the center than 59% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Andrew Perchlik, Ginny Lyons
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:08 PM ET
With Cummings’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Vermont State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Cummings’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Cummings | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | S 190: An act relating to reference-based pricing and the Green Mountain Care Board | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 17–13 |
| May 27, 2026 | H 772: An act relating to residential rental agreements, eviction procedures, and the creation of… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 15–16 |
| May 27, 2026 | S 325: An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–3 |
| May 26, 2026 | H 955: An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–2 |
| May 20, 2026 | H 550: An act relating to gender equity within Vermont’s correctional facilities | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 27–2 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Cummings was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vermont State Senate: Washington Senatorial District | Won | D+2.3 | D+52.4 | −50.1 |
| 2024 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | D+3.4 | — | — |
| 2022 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | D+3.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | D+4.7 | — | — |
| 2020 | Vermont Lieutenant Governor | Lost | R+51.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | D+3.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | D+2.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+0.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS (primary) | Won | −0.4 | — | — |
| 2012 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+0.9 | — | — |
| 2010 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | D+0.4 | — | — |
| 2008 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+0.6 | — | — |
| 2006 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | D+2.0 | — | — |
| 2004 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+0.2 | — | — |
| 2002 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+2.8 | — | — |
| 2000 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+3.9 | — | — |
| 1998 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+3.7 | — | — |
| 1996 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Won | R+5.9 | — | — |
| 1994 | Vermont State Senate, SD-WAS | Lost | R+7.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Cummings has held
- Vermont State Senate, District WAS · since 1996
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cummings has run against
- Anne Watson (D) · 2026 general, won
- Anne Watson (D) · 2024 election, won
- Anthony Pollina (D) · 2020 election, won
- Molly Gray (D) · 2020 election, lost
- William Doyle (R) · 2014 election, won
- Phil Scott (R) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Vermont Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Cummings
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c34f492a-7cdf-4830-a28a-0ff2fe7c8f71
- Wikidata Q28836906
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET