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| Senator John W. Ford
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Retired - ConocoPhillips Education: University of Tulsa, B.S. Business Administration - Management, 1968 Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 2004 - present Hometown: Bartlesville, OK Party: Republican |
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| Oklahoma State Senator John Ford was elected to the State Senate November, 2004. Senator Ford represents District 29, consisting of Craig, Nowata, and Washington Counties. Prior to his election to the State Senate, John had a 34-year career with Phillips Petroleum Company. His tenure with Phillips Petroleum gave him the opportunity to develop the skills of an effective public servant such as business planning, prudent budgeting, valuable communication and thoughtful decision-making practices. John has a business degree from the University of Tulsa. He has lived, worked and worshiped in the area for over 40 years. John recognizes the importance of community service as exemplified by his participation and involvement in various community organizations and city and chamber committees. He is a founding member and past president of both the Bartlesville Area Friends of the Parks and the Daybreak Rotary Club. His priority issues are: Highway 60 from Ponca City to Vinita, Workers’ Compensation reform, tort reform, and reductions in income and capital gains taxes. John believes that we must create an environment that encourages businesses to expand in Oklahoma and create good jobs. To that resolve, the Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED), in its 2007 annual report, noted Senator Ford among those legislators with a 95 percent or higher voting record in support of business, jobs, and economic growth in Oklahoma. John is beginning his fourth year as a member of the State Senate. Recently, John was honored with the Senate “Legislator of the Year” award by the Oklahoma Association for Home Care. In addition, he has distinguished himself as a strong advocate for Oklahoma’s children and for excellence in education. The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy listed Senator Ford as having earned a voting record of 80 percent or better, on children’s issues. John also took time out of his busy schedule to visit local classrooms as part of the “Legislators Back To School Program” which is a bipartisan national program to give children the opportunity to get to know their elected officials, get a first-hand glimpse of what it is like to serve in the legislature, and encourage them to vote and participate in public service when they become adults. His wife, Mary, is a past public school teacher. They have two married children, Jennifer and Jack and four grandchildren. John and his wife reside in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and attend the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church.
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