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Harold Ford Jr.

Harold Eugene Ford Jr. (born May 11, 1970) is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997 to 2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from Tennessee's 9th congressional district, centered in Memphis. He is a member of the Ford political family from Memphis, and is the son of former Congressman Harold Ford Sr., who held the same seat for 22 years. In 2006, Ford made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Bill Frist. He was also the last chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Between 2011 and 2017, Ford worked for Morgan Stanley as a managing director. He also regularly appeared on television on politically related programs on NBC's Meet the Press, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC. On December 1, 2020, Ford was named Vice Chairman of Corporate & Institutional Banking at PNC Financial Services. He and his wife live in New York City and have a daughter, Georgia Walker, and a son, Harold Eugene III. Ford also wrote a book, More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education, published in 2010. In April 2021, Ford joined Fox News as a political contributor. He frequently appears on Special Report as a panel member and was named a co-host of The Five in January 2022.

Infobox

Preceded by
Harold Ford Sr.
Succeeded by
Steve Cohen
Born
Harold Eugene Ford Jr. (1970-05-11) May 11, 1970 (age 55)Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
mw- Emily Threlkeld (m. 2008)
Children
2
Parent
Harold Ford Sr. (father)
Relatives
Ford family
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA)University of Michigan (JD)
Website
Official website
Party
Democratic

Tables

Tennessee's 9th congressional district: Results 1996–2004[61] · Electoral history
1996
1996
Year
1996
Democrat
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Votes
116,345
Pct
61%
Republican
Rod DeBerry
Votes
70,951
Pct
37%
3rd Party
Silky Sullivan
Party
Independent
Votes
957
Pct
1%
1998
1998
Year
1998
Democrat
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Votes
75,428
Pct
79%
Republican
Claude Burdikoff
Votes
18,078
Pct
19%
3rd Party
Gwendolyn L. Moore
Party
Independent
Votes
932
Pct
1%
2000
2000
Year
2000
Democrat
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Votes
143,298
Pct
100%
Republican
(no candidate)
2002
2002
Year
2002
Democrat
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Votes
120,904
Pct
84%
Republican
(no candidate)
3rd Party
Tony Rush
Party
Independent
Votes
23,208
Pct
16%
2004
2004
Year
2004
Democrat
Harold E. Ford Jr.
Votes
190,648
Pct
82%
Republican
Ruben M. Fort
Votes
41,578
Pct
18%
Year
Democrat
Votes
Pct
Republican
Votes
Pct
3rd Party
Party
Votes
Pct
1996
Harold E. Ford Jr.
116,345
61%
Rod DeBerry
70,951
37%
Silky Sullivan
Independent
957
1%
1998
Harold E. Ford Jr.
75,428
79%
Claude Burdikoff
18,078
19%
Gwendolyn L. Moore
Independent
932
1%
2000
Harold E. Ford Jr.
143,298
100%
(no candidate)
2002
Harold E. Ford Jr.
120,904
84%
(no candidate)
Tony Rush
Independent
23,208
16%
2004
Harold E. Ford Jr.
190,648
82%
Ruben M. Fort
41,578
18%
U. S. Senate (Class I) elections in Tennessee: Results 2006[62] · Electoral history
2006
2006
Year
2006
Democrat
Harold Ford Jr.
Votes
879,976
Pct
48%
Republican
Bob Corker
Votes
929,911
Pct
51%
3rd Party
Ed Choate
Party
Independent
Votes
10,831
Pct
1%
Year
Democrat
Votes
Pct
Republican
Votes
Pct
3rd Party
Party
Votes
Pct
2006
Harold Ford Jr.
879,976
48%
Bob Corker
929,911
51%
Ed Choate
Independent
10,831
1%
· External links
Honorary titles
Honorary titles
U.S. House of Representatives
Honorary titles
Preceded byPatrick Kennedy
Preceded byPatrick Kennedy
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byPatrick Kennedy
U.S. House of Representatives
Baby of the House 1997–2001
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byAdam Putnam
Party political offices
Party political offices
U.S. House of Representatives
Party political offices
Preceded byEvan Bayh
Preceded byEvan Bayh
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byEvan Bayh
U.S. House of Representatives
Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention 2000
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byBarack Obama
Preceded byJeff Clark
Preceded byJeff Clark
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJeff Clark
U.S. House of Representatives
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Tennessee(Class 1) 2006
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byMark E. Clayton
Preceded byTom Vilsack
Preceded byTom Vilsack
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byTom Vilsack
U.S. House of Representatives
Chair of the Democratic Leadership Council 2007–2011
U.S. House of Representatives
Position abolished
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byAnne Northupas Former U.S. Representative
Preceded byAnne Northupas Former U.S. Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byAnne Northupas Former U.S. Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former U.S. Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byBill Jenkinsas Former U.S. Representative
House of Representatives
Preceded byHarold Ford Sr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Tennessee's 9th congressional district 1997–2007
Succeeded bySteve Cohen
Honorary titles
Preceded byPatrick Kennedy
Baby of the House 1997–2001
Succeeded byAdam Putnam
Party political offices
Preceded byEvan Bayh
Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention 2000
Succeeded byBarack Obama
Preceded byJeff Clark
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Tennessee(Class 1) 2006
Succeeded byMark E. Clayton
Preceded byTom Vilsack
Chair of the Democratic Leadership Council 2007–2011
Position abolished
order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byAnne Northupas Former U.S. Representative
Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former U.S. Representative
Succeeded byBill Jenkinsas Former U.S. Representative

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