Before entering the Victorian Parliament, Cumming was a local councillor on Maribyrnong City Council, which included two terms as mayor.[4]
According to The Age, between November 2018 and November 2021, Cumming voted with the Andrews Government's position 38% of the time, one of the least of any Legislative Council crossbencher.[5]
Career
In July 2019, it was reported that Cumming had hired her children, other relatives, and a friend to work as her electorate office staff. Despite doing this, she stated that the practice of hiring close associates as staff should be disallowed.[6]
In 2021, Cumming was a frequent attendee at Victorian anti-vaccination rallies.[7]
On 19 November 2022, Cumming declared at an anti-lockdown rally that she wished for Premier of VictoriaDaniel Andrews to be turned into a "red mist". These comments were denounced by both Andrews and leader of the Victorian opposition Matthew Guy, and led to the Victoria Police opening an investigation into Cumming for alleged promotion of violence.[8][9]
Ahead of the 2022 Victorian state election, Cumming set up the Independence Party.[10] The party was not successful in getting registered, and in November she joined the Angry Victorians Party.[11] Cumming failed to be re-elected, getting 0.57% of the vote in her region.[12]
