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{{short description|American politician}}
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| name = J. D. Ford
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| state_senate = Indiana
| district = 29th
| term_start = November 7, 2018
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| predecessor = [[Mike Delph]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|06}}
| birth_place = [[Youngstown, Ohio]]
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| nationality = American
| party = [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Akron]]<br>[[Purdue University Northwest]]
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'''J. D. Ford''' is an American politician, currently a member of the [[Indiana Senate]].<ref name=wxin>[https://fox59.com/2018/11/06/democrat-j-d-ford-becomes-first-lgbt-candidate-elected-to-indiana-general-assembly/ "Democrat J.D. Ford becomes first LGBT candidate elected to Indiana General Assembly"]. [[WXIN]], November 6, 2018.</ref> Elected in the 2018 elections, he represents Senate District 29 as a member of the [[United States Democratic Party]].<ref name=wxin/> He earned a bachelor's degree from [[University of Akron]] in criminal justice and political science and a master's degree in education from [[Purdue University Northwest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/senate-democrats-seek-fair-redrawing-of-legislative-district-boundaries/article_2bfe71fe-7fb3-5fd6-ac04-27b70bb4ab2f.html|title=Senate Democrats seek fair redrawing of legislative district boundaries|last=Carden|first=Dan|website=Northwest Indiana Times|language=en|access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref>

He was the first, and so far only, openly [[LGBT]] person elected to Indiana's state legislature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianasenatedemocrats.org/senators/s29/|title=Senator J.D. Ford|website=Indiana Senate Democrats|language=en|access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref>

He first ran for [[Indiana Senate]] District 29 in 2014 and lost to Republican incumbent [[Mike Delph]] but won four years later in a rematch.

In September 2020, he made a guest appearance on the podcast ''The Popular Vote.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Popular Vote • A podcast on Anchor|url=https://anchor.fm/the-popular-vote|access-date=2020-09-09|website=Anchor|language=en}}</ref>

In November 2020, he was elected as the Caucus Chair of the [[Indiana Senate]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Brandon|date=2020-11-06|title=Sen. Greg Taylor Is First Black Leader Of Legislative Caucus In State History|url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/sen-greg-taylor-is-first-black-leader-of-legislative-caucus-in-state-history|access-date=2021-01-03|website=WFYI Public Media|language=en-us}}</ref> For the 2021 legislative session, Senator Ford serves on the following committees: Education and Career Development (Ranking Minority Member), Elections (Ranking Minority Member), Ethics, Family and Children Services (Ranking Minority Member), Homeland Security and Transportation (Ranking Minority Member), and Veterans Affairs and The Military (Ranking Minority Member).<ref name="insendems">{{Cite web|last=insendems|title=Senator J.D. Ford {{!}} District 29|url=https://www.indianasenatedemocrats.org/senators/s29/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Indiana Senate Democrats|language=en-US}}</ref>

In addition to these committee assignments, he serves on the Medicaid Advisory Committee, Civics Task Force, Redistricting Commission and formerly served on the Jail Overcrowding Task Force and Distressed Unit Appeals Board.<ref name="insendems"/>

==Electoral history==
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|+ [[Indiana Senate|Indiana Senate 29th District]]: Results 2014–2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2014|title=November 4, 2014 General Election |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=March 11, 2015 |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Indiana]] |accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianaenr.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/archive/2018General/index.html|title=November 6, 2018 General Election |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=November 6, 2018 |publisher=[[Secretary of State of Indiana]] |accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref>
! Year
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! Democratic
! Votes
! %
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! Republican
! Votes
! %
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! Third Party
! Party
! Votes
! %
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|[[2014 Indiana elections|2014]]
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |J. D. Ford
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |12,685
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |46%
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Mike Delph]]'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |15,094
|{{party shading/Republican}} |54%
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|[[2018 Indiana State Senate election|2018]]
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''J. D. Ford'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |31,974
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |57%
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |[[Mike Delph]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |24,403
|{{party shading/Republican}} |43%
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|[[2022 Indiana State Senate election|2022]]
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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |'''J. D. Ford'''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |22,636
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |52%
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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Alex Choi
|{{party shading/Republican}} |21,175
|{{party shading/Republican}} |48%
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==References==
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{{Indiana State Senators}}

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