Ann Cummings

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Ann Cummings
Image of Ann Cummings
Vermont State Senate Washington District
Tenure

1997 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

28

Compensation

Base salary

$843.32/week during session

Per diem

No per diem paid during session. Members can receive $168.66/day in per diem outside of session.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Cardinal Cushing College

Graduate

Saint Michael's College

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Ann Cummings (Democratic Party) is a member of the Vermont State Senate, representing Washington District. She assumed office in 1997. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Cummings (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Washington District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Cummings earned her B.A. from Cardinal Cushing College in 1968. She went on to receive her MSA from Saint Michael's College in 1989.

Cummings has worked as a realtor. She has also worked as a social service worker for Project Independence. She is the owner of Core Designs.

Cummings political experience began with her service as the mayor of the City of Montpelier.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Cummings was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Cummings was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Cummings was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Vermont committee assignments, 2017
Finance, Chair
Health and Welfare
Fiscal, Vice chair
Transportation Oversight

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cummings served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Cummings served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cummings served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cummings served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Washington District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings (D)
 
22.6
 
21,814
Image of Anne Watson
Anne Watson (D / Vermont Progressive Party)
 
19.2
 
18,555
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik (D / Vermont Progressive Party)
 
17.8
 
17,176
Mike Doyle (R)
 
14.2
 
13,700
Image of Donald Koch
Donald Koch (R) Candidate Connection
 
14.1
 
13,639
Michael Deering II (R)
 
11.9
 
11,536
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
186

Total votes: 96,606
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Incumbent Ann Cummings, incumbent Anne Watson, and incumbent Andrew Perchlik advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings
 
33.1
 
4,754
Image of Anne Watson
Anne Watson
 
33.0
 
4,751
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik
 
32.6
 
4,693
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
186

Total votes: 14,384
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Donald Koch, Michael Deering II, and Rob Roper advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Donald Koch
Donald Koch Candidate Connection
 
77.8
 
2,174
Michael Deering II (Write-in)
 
7.9
 
220
Rob Roper (Write-in)
 
6.3
 
177
 Other/Write-in votes
 
8.0
 
224

Total votes: 2,795
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Washington District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings (D)
 
26.2
 
20,507
Image of Anne Watson
Anne Watson (D / Vermont Progressive Party) Candidate Connection
 
22.9
 
17,860
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik (D / Vermont Progressive Party)
 
21.1
 
16,521
Paul Bean (R)
 
12.5
 
9,738
Dwayne Tucker (R)
 
10.7
 
8,376
Image of Dexter Lefavour
Dexter Lefavour (R / L)
 
6.3
 
4,931
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
216

Total votes: 78,149
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Anne Watson, incumbent Ann Cummings, and incumbent Andrew Perchlik defeated Jared Duval and Jeremy Hansen in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Anne Watson
Anne Watson Candidate Connection
 
25.4
 
7,794
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings
 
24.8
 
7,609
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik
 
21.5
 
6,587
Image of Jared Duval
Jared Duval Candidate Connection
 
18.3
 
5,606
Image of Jeremy Hansen
Jeremy Hansen
 
9.6
 
2,952
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
160

Total votes: 30,708
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Dwayne Tucker, Paul Bean, and Dexter Lefavour advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Dwayne Tucker
 
48.0
 
1,943
Paul Bean
 
43.3
 
1,755
Image of Dexter Lefavour
Dexter Lefavour
 
3.0
 
120
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.8
 
233

Total votes: 4,051
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2020

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Washington District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings (D)
 
25.2
 
21,159
Image of Anthony Pollina
Anthony Pollina (Vermont Progressive Party / D)
 
20.5
 
17,200
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik (D / Vermont Progressive Party)
 
17.9
 
15,029
Dwayne Tucker (R)
 
11.0
 
9,258
Dawnmarie Tomasi (R)
 
11.0
 
9,191
Ken Alger (R)
 
10.9
 
9,113
Paul Vallerand (Independent)
 
3.2
 
2,678
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
186

Total votes: 83,814
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Incumbent Ann Cummings, incumbent Anthony Pollina, and incumbent Andrew Perchlik defeated Theo Kennedy in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings
 
31.0
 
8,590
Image of Anthony Pollina
Anthony Pollina
 
27.6
 
7,643
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik
 
23.6
 
6,558
Theo Kennedy
 
17.3
 
4,812
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
134

Total votes: 27,737
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Dawnmarie Tomasi, Dwayne Tucker, and Ken Alger defeated Brent Young in the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Dawnmarie Tomasi
 
26.6
 
2,545
Dwayne Tucker
 
26.6
 
2,545
Ken Alger
 
25.0
 
2,388
Brent Young
 
19.9
 
1,907
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
181

Total votes: 9,566
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2018

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Washington District on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings (D)
 
24.5
 
16,834
Image of Anthony Pollina
Anthony Pollina (Vermont Progressive Party / D)
 
21.2
 
14,547
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik (D)
 
18.4
 
12,614
Chris Bradley (R)
 
11.0
 
7,523
Ken Alger (R)
 
10.6
 
7,244
Dwayne Tucker (R)
 
10.5
 
7,195
Image of Barry Wadle
Barry Wadle (Independent)
 
3.7
 
2,565
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
87

Total votes: 68,609
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Incumbent Ann Cummings and Andrew Perchlik defeated Ashley Hill, Theo Kennedy, and Andrew Brewer in the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Cummings
Ann Cummings
 
30.0
 
4,632
Image of Andrew Perchlik
Andrew Perchlik
 
25.1
 
3,872
Ashley Hill
 
17.8
 
2,739
Theo Kennedy
 
13.9
 
2,149
Andrew Brewer
 
13.2
 
2,033

Total votes: 15,425
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Chris Bradley, Dwayne Tucker, and Ken Alger advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chris Bradley
 
35.7
 
1,843
Dwayne Tucker
 
32.5
 
1,680
Ken Alger
 
31.8
 
1,645

Total votes: 5,168
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Vermont Progressive Party primary election

Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District (3 seats)

Incumbent Anthony Pollina advanced from the Vermont Progressive Party primary for Vermont State Senate Washington District on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Anthony Pollina
Anthony Pollina
 
100.0
 
4,793

Total votes: 4,793
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2016

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.

The following candidates ran in the Vermont State Senate Washington District general election.[1][2]

Vermont State Senate, Washington District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Francis Brooks 18.04% 13,689
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ann Cummings 22.42% 17,013
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Pollina Incumbent 20.05% 15,212
     Republican William Doyle Incumbent 17.79% 13,498
     Republican Mike Doyle 10.85% 8,236
     Republican Josh Fitzhugh 10.85% 8,233
Total Votes 75,881
Source: Vermont Secretary of State


Francis Brooks, Ann Cummings and incumbent Anthony Pollina defeated Ashley Hill in the Vermont State Senate Washington District Democratic primary.[3][4]

Vermont State Senate, Washington District Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Francis Brooks 18.99% 3,709
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ann Cummings 30.87% 6,028
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Pollina Incumbent 31.15% 6,083
     Democratic Ashley Hill 18.99% 3,708
Total Votes 19,528


2014

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Washington has three state senators. Incumbent Ann Cummings, incumbent Anthony Pollina and Sandra Gaffney were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent William Doyle, Pat McDonald and Dexter Lefavour were unopposed in the Republican primary.[5][6][7][8] Cummings, Doyle and Pollina defeated Lafavour, McDonald and Gaffney in the general election.[9]

Vermont State Senate Washington District, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam "Bill" Doyle Incumbent 21.3% 11,275
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Cummings Incumbent 21.1% 11,167
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Pollina* Incumbent 19.8% 10,474
     Republican Pat McDonald 16.5% 8,731
     Republican Dexter Lefavour 11% 5,823
     Democratic Sandra "Sandy" Gaffney** 10.2% 5,408
Total Votes 52,878

*Pollina appeared on the ballot as both a Progressive and Democratic nominee.
**Gaffney appeared on the ballot as both a Progressive and Democratic nominee.

2012

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012

Cummings won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont State Senate Washington District. Cummings was unopposed in the August 28 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]

2010

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2010

Cummings ran for re-election to the 23rd District Seat (Washington District) in 2010. She ran against Kimberly Cheney (D), Laura Moore (D), Donny Osman (D), Anthony Pollina (D) in the primary. She defeated David Harrington (R), Ed Larson (R), Donny Osman (D), and Gaelan Brown (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]

Vermont State Senate, Washington District, General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Anne Cummings (D) 12,213
Green check mark transparent.png William "Bill" Doyle (R) 11,971
Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Pollina (D) 5,674
Donny Osman (D) 8,569
Ed Larson (D) 7,791
David Harrington (R) 7,175
Gaelan Brown (I) 2,270

2008

On November 4, 2008, Cummings won re-election by finishing second for the three-seat Washington District of the Vermont State Senate, receiving 15,291 votes behind Republican Phillip Scott (15,763) and ahead of Republican William E. Doyle (15,089), Democrats Kimberley Cheney (11,637) and Laura Moore (10,847), Republican John Gilligan (5,660), Progressive John Block (3,489), Libertarian Dwight Duke (1,126), and write-ins (53).[10]

Cummings raised $7,002 for her campaign, against $18,018 by Scott, $16,437 by Doyle, $5,940 by Cheney, $26,444 by Moore, and $1,655 by Bloch.[11]

Vermont State Senate, Washington District
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Scott (R) 15,763
Green check mark transparent.png Ann Cummings (D) 15,291
Green check mark transparent.png William Doyle (R) 15,089
Kimberley Cheney (D) 11,637
Laura Moore (D) 10,847
John Gilligan (R) 5,660
John Bloch (P) 3,489
Dwight Duke (L) 1,126
Write-ins 53

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ann Cummings did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Ann Cummings did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Ann Cummings did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Ann Cummings campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Vermont State Senate Washington DistrictWon general$3,595 $2,592
2022Vermont State Senate Washington DistrictWon general$8,782 $9,196
2020Vermont State Senate Washington DistrictWon general$6,575 N/A**
2016Vermont State Senate, District WashingtonWon $6,905 N/A**
2014Vermont State Senate, District WashingtonWon $10,595 N/A**
2012Vermont State Senate, District WashingtonWon $9,315 N/A**
2010Vermont State Senate, District WashingtonWon $9,818 N/A**
2008Vermont State Senate, District WashingtonWon $7,002 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Cummings and her husband, Regis, have four children.

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Footnotes


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