FORD, HAROLD E
D Β· house Β· bioguide F000261
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- FEC candidate id
H6TN08037- Internal id
7496cb7d-ad80-477e-b2e0-7c4b61293f0c- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TN-09. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 759,561 |
| People | Median age | 34 |
| Income | Median household income | $55,052 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,496 |
| Income | In poverty | 21.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 8.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.482 |
| Race | White alone | 25.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 61.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.9% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 9.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 7.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 26.9% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.6% |
| Household | Family households | 57.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.47 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 47.0% |
| Housing | Median home value | $187,500 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,203 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 63.0% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 11.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 5.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.1% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $4,730 | $4,880 | $0 | $10,219 | $0 |
| 1996 | $34,274 | $36,293 | $150 | $16,680 | $20,930 |
| 1994 | $363,546 | $366,683 | $1,501 | $16,552 | $144,252 |
| 1992 | $206,540 | $201,770 | $4,640 | $13,052 | $79,356 |
| 1990 | $283,587 | $284,282 | $126 | $21,751 | $101,428 |
| 1988 | $298,096 | $364,330 | $824 | $0 | $57,258 |
| 1986 | $326,829 | $320,227 | $68,059 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $246,175 | $194,697 | $61,458 | $0 | $56,367 |
| 1982 | $233,514 | $223,826 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $156,813 | $177,447 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· TN-8 β won
- 1982 general house Β· TN-9 β won
- 1984 general house Β· TN-9 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TN-9 β won
- 1988 general house Β· TN-9 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TN-9 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TN-9 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TN-9 β won
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | affiliated_with | Alpha Phi Alpha | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | John A. Gupton College | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Tennessee State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Howard University | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1972-01-01 | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| 1972-01-01 | held_position | delegate | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-01 | held_position | member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | β | wikidata |