Members of Congress / Wendell Ford
Biographical InformationFORD, Wendell Hampton, a Senator from Kentucky; born near Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky., September 8, 1924; attended the public schools of Daviess County; attended the University of Kentucky 1942-1943; graduated, Maryland School of Insurance 1947; engaged in insurance business in Kentucky; served in the United States Army 1944-1946; Kentucky National Guard 1942-1962; chief assistant to Kentucky Governor 1959-1961; member, State senate 1965-1967; lieutenant governor 1967-1971; Governor of Kentucky 1971-1974; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in November 1974 for the term commencing January 3, 1975; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 28, 1974, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Marlow W. Cook for the term ending January 3, 1975; reelected in 1980, 1986, and again in 1992 for the term ending January 3, 1999; not a candidate for reelection in 1998; Democratic whip 1991-1999; chairman, Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Ninety-fifth Congress), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-fifth through Ninety-seventh Congresses), Select Committee to Study the Committee System (Ninety-eighth Congress), Committee on Rules and Administration (One Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses), Joint Committee on Printing (One Hundred First and One Hundred Third Congresses). (Source.) More coverage of Wendell Ford on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 105th Congress: Senator, Kentucky, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 314: H R 4328: Conference Report H.R. 4328; Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 313: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.3150; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 312: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.4104; Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 311: H R 4250: Motion to Table Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.4250; Patient Protection Act of 1998 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 310: H R 2431: H.R.2431 as Amended; International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 309: On the Nomination: nomination William A. Fletcher re: U.S.Circuit Judge for 9th Circuit | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 308: S 442: S. 442 as amended; Internet Tax Freedom Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 307: H R 4194: conference report H.R. 4194; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 306: S 442: Motion to Table Mccain Amdt. No. 3719 (As Amended and Modified); To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision. | No | None | No | |
| Vote 305: S 442: Mccain Amdt. No. 3783; To extend the ending date of the moratorium. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 304: S 442: Motion to Table Hutchinson Amdt. No. 3760, as Modified; Relating to the duties of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 303: S 442: Coats Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified and Amended.; To exempt from the moratorium on Internet taxation any persons engaged in the business of selling or transferring by means of the World Wide Web material that is harmful to minors who do not restrict access to such material by minors. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 302: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.442; Internet Tax Freedom Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 301: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 300: S 442: motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3742; To require persons selling tangible personal property via the Internet to disclose to purchasers that they may be subject to State and local sales and use taxes on the purchases. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 299: S 442: motion to table Graham amdt. no. 3729; To require a supermajority of both Houses to extend the moratorium. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 298: H R 4101: conference report H.R. 4101; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 297: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 296: S 442: motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3677; To authorize collection of certain State and local taxes with respect to the sale, delivery, and use of tangible personal property. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 295: On the Nomination: Nomination: Sonia Sotomayor to be U.S.Circuit Judge, 2nd Circuit | Yes | No | Yes |
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