Former member of Congress · last served 104th Congress
Harold E. Ford
Harold Ford was a Democratic U.S. representative from Tennessee, first elected to Congress in 1975, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–104th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5643 Customs Modernization and Informed Compliance ActOct 5, 1992 · See H.R.11.
- H.R. 4252 To provide for a 3-year extension of a certain medicaid health maintenance organization waiver.Sep 23, 1992 · Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- H.R. 2170 To extend until September 30, 1992, the existing suspensions of duty on iohexol and iopamidol.Feb 26, 1992 · See H.R.4318.
- H.R. 995 Jobs for Public Housing Residents Act of 1991Mar 21, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
- H.R. 763 Chance to Go to College ActFeb 22, 1991 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 1720 (100th) Family Support Act of 1988Became law
- H.R. 855 (101st) To amend title XVI and II of the Social Security Act to promote the rehabilitation of blind beneficiaries under the SSI and OASDI programs, and to assure that…70 cosponsors
- H.R. 3788 (100th) Social Security Notch Adjustment Act60 cosponsors
- H.Con.Res. 143 (100th) A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress concerning minority employment practices of the Department of State.46 cosponsors
- H.R. 3265 (100th) Handicapped Transportation Amendments of 198732 cosponsors
- H.R. 1060 (101st) Social Security Notch Adjustment Act25 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Ford has won
Rep. Ford has won 10 U.S. House elections (1976–1994). Of the contested races, margins ran from 15.6 to 67.1 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.