Follow GovTrack on social media for more updates:

Visit us on Facebook Visit us on Twitter Visit us on Medium Visit us on Github

On GovTrack Insider:

	Interview: Rep. Mark Pocan on performing magic tricks, why Hillary Clinton lost Wisconsin, and more – Jun 20, 2017 In our wide-ranging interview with the congressman, Pocan discusses magic tricks, policy, Pocan’s own same-sex marriage, and more.
	Eliminating Taxpayer Subsidies for Stadiums Act would end taxpayer tax support for sports stadiums – Jun 20, 2017 Since 2000, 36 sports stadiums have been constructed using $3.2 billion in federal tax subsidies. Check out the full list — maybe your…
	The COVFEFE Act would permanently archive all of President Trump’s social media posts – Jun 15, 2017 President Trump’s May 31st tweet “Despite the constant negative press covfefe” generated headlines as the nation speculated on what exactly…

(About Ads | Hide These Ads)

Rep. Harold Ford Jr.

Former Representative from Tennessee’s 9^th District, Democrat

OpenSecrets Bioguide

Ford, a Democrat, was the representative for Tennessee's 9^th congressional district from 1997 to 2006.

Photo of Rep. Harold Ford [D-TN9, 1997-2006]

Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Ford sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.

Each dot in the chart below was a member of the House of Representatives in 2006. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Ford is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Ford sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Government Operations and Politics (17%) Economics and Public Finance (16%) Labor and Employment (14%) Social Welfare (13%) Education (11%) Finance and Financial Sector (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Families (8%)

Recent Bills

Some of Ford’s most recently sponsored bills include...

View All »

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Jan 1997 to Dec 2006, Ford missed 505 of 5,832 roll call votes, which is 8.7%. This is much worse than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2006. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1997 Jan-Mar	71	1	1.4%	38^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	2	1.1%	35^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	2	0.9%	28^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	5	3.1%	61^st
1998 Jan-Mar	89	22	24.7%	97^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	7	3.8%	69^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	57	28.6%	99^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	2	2.6%	54^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	6	3.3%	67^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	4	2.0%	55^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	5	3.4%	61^st
2000 Jan-Mar	95	5	5.3%	63^rd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	22	7.9%	88^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	7	5.4%	76^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	9	8.9%	62^nd
2001 Jan-Mar	75	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	6	4.4%	73^rd
2001 Jul-Sep	149	1	0.7%	23^rd
2001 Oct-Dec	153	20	13.1%	95^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	4	5.1%	69^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	12	5.9%	77^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	2	1.4%	35^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	5	8.2%	79^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	5	5.3%	78^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	7	2.9%	60^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	31	16.1%	96^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	11	7.3%	77^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	6	5.8%	62^nd
2004 Apr-Jun	221	14	6.3%	80^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	8	5.0%	68^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	4	6.9%	69^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	8	8.9%	85^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	11	4.0%	69^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	10	6.8%	80^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	23	14.1%	93^rd
2006 Jan-Mar	81	19	23.5%	97^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	73	26.4%	99^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	46	28.9%	97^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	23	85.2%	98^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills