Wayne Ford

This article is about the Iowa State Representative. For the American serial killer, see Wayne Adam Ford.

Wayne W. Ford
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 65th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 1997
Preceded by	Carmine Boal
Personal details
Born	Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democrat
Residence	Des Moines, Iowa
Alma mater	Drake University
Website	Ford's website

Wayne W. Ford is the Iowa State Representative from the 65th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1997.

Early life and education

Ford was born in Washington, D.C. 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.

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. [1] Ford also owns and operates his own consulting firm, Wayne Ford & Associates.

Organizations

• Founder of Brown & Black Presidential Forum- 1984
• Founder of Urban Dreams- 1985

External links

• Representative Wayne Ford official Iowa General Assembly site
• Representative Wayne W. Ford official constituency site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by ??	71st District 1997 – 2003	Succeeded by Jim Van Engelenhoven
Preceded by Carmine Boal	65th District 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent