Harold Ford Jr.

"Harold Ford" redirects here. For his father, the congressman from Tennessee from 1975 to 1997, see Harold Ford Sr.
Harold Ford Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 9th district
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byHarold Ford Sr.
Succeeded bySteve Cohen
Personal details
Born
Harold Eugene Ford Jr.

(1970-05-11) May 11, 1970 (age 54)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Emily Threlkeld
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(m. 2008)​
Children2
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website
Ford Jr.'s speaking voice
On his early career in politics and what he learned

Harold Eugene Ford Jr. (born May 11, 1970)[1] is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997 to 2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from Tennessee's 9th congressional district, centered in Memphis. He is a member of the Ford political family from Memphis, and is the son of former Congressman Harold Ford Sr., who held the same seat for 22 years. In 2006, Ford made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Bill Frist. He was also the last chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC).[2]

Between 2011 and 2017, Ford worked for Morgan Stanley as a managing director.[3] He also regularly appeared on television on politically related programs on NBC's Meet the Press, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC.[4]

On December 1, 2020, Ford was named Vice Chairman of Corporate & Institutional Banking at PNC Financial Services. He and his wife live in New York City and have a daughter, Georgia Walker,[citation needed] and a son, Harold Eugene III.[5]

Ford also wrote a book, More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education, published in 2010.[6]

In April 2021, Ford joined Fox News as a political contributor.[7] He frequently appears on Special Report as a panel member and was named a co-host of The Five in January 2022.[8]

  1. ^ "FORD, Harold, Jr. - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov.
  2. ^ Barbaro, Michael, "Harold Ford Jr. Weighs a Challenge to Gillibrand", The New York Times, January 5, 2010
  3. ^ "Former U.S. Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. Joins Morgan Stanley". Morgan Stanley.
  4. ^ Meet the Press. "Former Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) on Meet the Press On the Keystone XL Pipeline". Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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  6. ^ "More Davids Than Goliaths: A Political Education". Amazon. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  7. ^ Allison, Natalie (April 13, 2021). "Harold Ford Jr., former Tennessee congressman, joins Fox News as contributor". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jeanine Pirro Named Co-host of the Five with Liberal Seat to Rotate Between Harold Ford Jr, Geraldo Rivera, and Jessica Tarlov" (Press release). 12 January 2022.