Ross Ford (politician) explained

Ross Ford
State House:	Oklahoma
District:	76th
Term Start:	November 28, 2017
Predecessor:	David Brumbaugh
Nationality:	American
Residence:	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Relatives:	Charles Ford (uncle)
Party:	Republican

Ross Ford is an American politician serving as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 76th district. He assumed office in 2017.^[1] He is the nephew of the second longest serving state legislator in Oklahoma history, Charles Ford.^[2] In 2020, he was re-elected by default.^[3]

Personal life

He is a former police officer.

House of Representatives

In 2023 he scheduled an interim study on domestic violence in Oklahoma.^{[4] [5]} The state "ranks the highest in domestic violence rates for both men and women in the country and third in the United States in the number of women killed by their significant others."^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: REPRESENTATIVE ROSS FORD DISTRICT 76 - REPUBLICAN . okhouse.gov . Oklahoma State Legislature . 7 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302115002/https://www.okhouse.gov/Members/District.aspx?District=76 . 2 March 2022.
2. News: Krehbiel . Randy . Longtime Tulsa lawmaker Charles Ford dead at age 90 . 16 June 2022 . Tulsa World . 3 September 2021.
3. News: Savage . Tres . 2020 . More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default . NonDoc .
4. Web site: Date Set for Ford Study on Domestic Violence Victims . 2023-10-05 . Oklahoma House of Representatives . en.
5. Web site: Staff . Mckenzie Richmond, KTUL . 2023-09-06 . 'Statistics in Oklahoma are pretty grim', Oklahoma ranks 1st in domestic violence . 2023-10-05 . KTUL . en.
6. Web site: Claybrook . Emma . 2023-10-04 . Oklahoma lawmakers to hear results of study on domestic violence in the state . 2023-10-05 . KHBS . en.