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Oliver Ford
Oliver Ford (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 3. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. He left office on December 4, 2024.
Ford (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Rockingham 3. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Oliver Ford graduated from Byrd High School. Ford served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1969 and reached the rank of captain. He earned a B.A. in English and an M.A. from Tulane University in 1962 and 1968, respectively, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Connecticut in 1975. Ford's career experience includes working as an English professor with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, the dean of humanities and social studies with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and the president of Southwest Minnesota State University.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Ford was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Ford was assigned to the following committees:
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
2024
Oliver Ford did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3
Incumbent Oliver Ford defeated Jane Van Zandt in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Oliver Ford (R) | 59.2 | 1,591 |
| Jane Van Zandt (D) | 40.8 | 1,097 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 2,689 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3
Jane Van Zandt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jane Van Zandt | 99.2 | 246 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 248 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3
Incumbent Oliver Ford advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Oliver Ford | 99.3 | 698 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 703 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jess Edwards (R) | 14.0 | 6,686 |
| ✔ |  | Chris True (R) | 13.3 | 6,330 |
| ✔ |  | Jason Osborne (R) | 13.1 | 6,235 |
| ✔ |  | Tony Piemonte (R) | 12.5 | 5,982 |
| ✔ | | Oliver Ford (R) | 12.5 | 5,966 |
| Michael D'Angelo (D) | 7.4 | 3,533 | ||
| Jane Van Zandt (D) | 7.2 | 3,441 | ||
| Matthew Krohn (D) | 6.7 | 3,178 | ||
| Ben Geiger (D) | 6.6 | 3,162 | ||
| Russell Norman (D) | 6.6 | 3,158 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 47,676 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 (5 seats)
Jane Van Zandt, Ben Geiger, Russell Norman, Matthew Krohn, and Michael D'Angelo advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jane Van Zandt | 24.7 | 1,100 | |
| ✔ | Ben Geiger | 22.9 | 1,020 | |
| ✔ | Russell Norman | 22.8 | 1,013 | |
| ✔ | Matthew Krohn | 22.8 | 1,013 | |
| ✔ | Michael D'Angelo (Write-in) | 6.3 | 281 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 4,447 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris True | 19.4 | 1,998 |
| ✔ | | Jason Osborne | 19.1 | 1,972 |
| ✔ | | Jess Edwards | 18.9 | 1,953 |
| ✔ | | Tony Piemonte | 17.7 | 1,823 |
| ✔ | | Oliver Ford | 12.5 | 1,293 |
| Christopher Collins | 12.1 | 1,247 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 10,315 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Oliver Ford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.
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- Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues
2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 3 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Mary Ford (R) |
| Preceded by Becky Owens (R) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 4 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
