Ross Ford is an American politician serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 76th district. He assumed office in 2017.[1] He is the nephew of the second longest serving state legislator in Oklahoma history, Charles Ford.[2] In 2020, he was re-elected by default.[3]
Ross Ford | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 76th district | |
| Assumed office November 28, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | David Brumbaugh |
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| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Charles Ford (uncle) |
| Residence(s) | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Personal life
editHe is a former police officer.[4]
House of Representatives
editIn 2023 he scheduled an interim study on domestic violence in Oklahoma.[4][5] The state "ranks the highest in domestic violence rates for both men and women in the country and third in the United States in the number of women killed by their significant others."[6]
References
edit- ^ "REPRESENTATIVE ROSS FORD DISTRICT 76 - REPUBLICAN". okhouse.gov. Oklahoma State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Krehbiel, Randy (3 September 2021). "Longtime Tulsa lawmaker Charles Ford dead at age 90". Tulsa World. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Savage, Tres (2020). "More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default". NonDoc.
- ^ a b "Date Set for Ford Study on Domestic Violence Victims". Oklahoma House of Representatives. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Staff, Mckenzie Richmond, KTUL (2023-09-06). "'Statistics in Oklahoma are pretty grim', Oklahoma ranks 1st in domestic violence". KTUL. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Claybrook, Emma (2023-10-04). "Oklahoma lawmakers to hear results of study on domestic violence in the state". KHBS. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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