Wayne Ford (politician)

Wayne W. Ford (born December 21, 1951) is the Iowa State Representative from the 65th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1997.

Wayne Ford
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 65th district
In office January 2003 – January 2011
Preceded by	Carmine Boal
Succeeded by	Anesa Kajtazović
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 65th district
In office January 1997 – January 2003
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	Jim Van Engelenhoven
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-21) December 21, 1951 (age 73) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Rochester Community and Technical College Drake University (BA)

Early life and education

Ford was born in Washington, D.C. in 1951^[1] and grew up living in Washington's inner city. He graduated from Ballou High School. After high school, he received a football scholarship to play at Rochester Junior College in Minnesota. In 1974, he obtained his bachelor's degree in Education from Drake University where he played on a football scholarship.^[2]

Career

Ford currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations committee; the Economic Growth committee; the Human Resources committee; and the Government Oversight committee, where he is vice chair.

Ford was re-elected in 2006 with 5,405 votes, running unopposed. Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Ford also owns and operates his own consulting firm, Wayne Ford & Associates.^[2]

Organizations

• Founder of Brown & Black Presidential Forum- 1984
• Founder of Urban Dreams- 1985^[2]