Kesha Ram Hinsdale (born August 2, 1986) is an American activist and politician who is the majority leader of the Vermont Senate.

[2] In 2020, Ram finished second in the Democratic primary race for the six at-large State Senate seats from Chittenden County.

[4] Born to a Jewish mother and Hindu father,[5] Ram grew up in Los Angeles, California, where her parents ran an Irish pub.

She led efforts to establish Abenaki tribal recognition, to create driver's privilege cards available to undocumented immigrants, to criminalize revenge porn[13] and stalking, to establish energy siting standards, and to expand first-time homeownership tax credits.

On October 26, 2015, Ram held a campaign kickoff in Burlington that was attended by many House colleagues and former governor Madeleine Kunin.

[17] In January 2022, Ram Hinsdale announced her intention to run for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, competing for the seat vacated by Peter Welch.

[18] However, in May 2022, she withdrew from the race and instead endorsed Becca Balint, the president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate.

[19] In August 2021, Kesha Ram married Jacob Hinsdale,[20] the member of a prominent Vermont property management and real estate development family, where he serves as one of the firm's executives.