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Craig Ford
Craig Ford (Democratic Party) was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 28. He assumed office in 2000. He left office in 2018.
Ford (independent) ran for election to the Alabama State Senate to represent District 10. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Ford is a former Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives, representing District 28 from 2000 to 2018. Ford served as House minority leader from 2010 to 2017.
Biography
At the time of his service in the state House, Ford's professional experience included co-owning The Messenger newspaper and owning the Hodges Ford Insurance Agency. He served as a captain in the United States Army Reserve. He had been a member of the Alabama Retired Teachers Association, a coach with the Church Royal Ambassadors Basketball League, and a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Gadsden.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ford served on the following committees:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce and Small Business, Ranking member |
| • Ways and Means Education |
2011-2012
Ford served on these committees in the 2011-2012 legislative session:
| Alabama committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Commerce and Small Business, Ranking Member |
| • Rules |
| • Ways and Means Education |
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Ford endorsed Martin O'Malley for the Democrat primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[2]
- See also: Endorsements for Martin O'Malley
Sponsored legislation
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
2018
- See also: Alabama State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Alabama State Senate District 10
Andrew Jones defeated Craig Ford in the general election for Alabama State Senate District 10 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Jones (R) | 60.6 | 25,902 |
 | Craig Ford (Independent) | 39.2 | 16,759 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 42,742 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 10
Andrew Jones defeated Mack Butler in the Republican primary for Alabama State Senate District 10 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Jones | 53.4 | 12,558 |
 | Mack Butler | 46.6 | 10,950 | |
| Total votes: 23,508 | |||
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2014
Elections for the Alabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014. Incumbent Craig Ford was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Doug Sherrod was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ford defeated Sherrod in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Craig Ford Incumbent |
64.7% | 6,827 | |
| Republican | Doug Sherrod | 35.1% | 3,704 | |
| NA | Write-In | 0.2% | 18 | |
| Total Votes | 10,549 | |||
2010
Ford won re-election to the District 28 seat in 2010. He had no opposition.[7]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Ford was re-elected to the District 28 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, defeating opponent Christopher P. Word (R).[8]
| Alabama State House, District 28 (2006) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Craig Ford (D)
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7,335 | |||
| Christopher P. Word (R) | 3,694 | |||
Campaign themes
2014
Ford's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
| “ | Rep. Craig Ford has...
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2017
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In 2017, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 7 through May 19.
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2016
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In 2016, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from February 2 through May 4. The Legislature held a special session from August 15 to September 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from March 3 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the Alabama State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 4.
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See also
- Alabama House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Alabama State Legislature
- Alabama state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Craig Ford on Facebook
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2002
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Craig Ford's Biography," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ AL.com, "Craig Ford endorses Martin O'Malley for president," November 9, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified candidates for public office list," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "State Senate," accessed February 27, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Democratic Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official Republican Primary Results," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Secretary of State, "Official 2006 election results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ ford2014.com, "News/The Issues," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by ' |
Alabama House District 28 2000–2018 |
Succeeded by Gil Isbell (R) |
