Wendell Ford

Biography

Born 1924-09-08 · Died 2015-01-22

American politician (1924–2015)

Political party

• Democratic Party
• Democratic Party
• Democratic Party

Occupations

• politician

Terms in office & positions

• Governor of Kentucky — 1971-12-07 – 1974-12-28
• Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky — 1967-12-12 – 1971-12-07
• member of the State Senate of Kentucky — 1965-00-00 – 1967-00-00
• United States senator — 1974-12-28 – 1975-01-03
• United States senator — 1975-01-03 – 1977-01-03
• United States senator — 1977-01-03 – 1979-01-03
• United States senator — 1979-01-03 – 1981-01-03
• United States senator — 1981-01-03 – 1983-01-03
• United States senator — 1983-01-03 – 1985-01-03
• United States senator — 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-03
• United States senator — 1987-01-03 – 1989-01-03
• United States senator — 1989-01-03 – 1991-01-03
• United States senator — 1991-01-03 – 1993-01-03
• United States senator — 1993-01-03 – 1995-01-03
• United States senator — 1995-01-03 – 1997-01-03
• United States senator — 1997-01-03 – 1999-01-03

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Offices & 2026 races

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