Charles Ford | |
Office: | Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate |
Term Start: | 1991 |
Term End: | 1992 |
State Senate1: | Oklahoma |
District1: | 25th |
Term Start1: | 1982 |
Term End1: | 2005 |
Successor1: | Mike Mazzei |
Office2: | Assistant Minority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives |
Term Start2: | 1979 |
Term End2: | 1981 |
Office3: | Minority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives |
Term Start3: | 1971 |
Term End3: | 1972 |
Office4: | Minority Whip of the Oklahoma House of Representatives |
Term Start4: | 1969 |
Term End4: | 1970 |
State House5: | Oklahoma |
District5: | 80th |
Term Start5: | 1966 |
Term End5: | 1982 |
Predecessor5: | Peyton Breckridge |
Successor5: | Jim Forrester |
Nationality: | American |
Spouse: | Patricia |
Children: | 4 |
Relatives: | Ross Ford (Nephew) |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | August 2, 1931 |
Birth Place: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Residence: | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Charles Ford (August 2, 1931 – September 1, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1966 to 1982 and the Oklahoma Senate from 1982 to 2005.
Ford holds the record as the longest serving Republican member of the Oklahoma Legislature.[1] He was the second longest serving member of the Oklahoma Legislature behind Democratic State Senator Gene Stipe.[2]
Ford also served in leadership roles during his tenure such as House minority whip from 1969 to 1970, House minority floor leader from 1971 to 1972, House assistant minority floor leader from 1979 to 1981, and minority leader in the Senate from 1991 to 1992.[3]