Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    WENDELL H. FORD, Democrat, of Owensboro, KY; born in Daviess County, 
KY, September 8, 1924; University of Kentucky; served in the U.S. Army, 
1944-46, Kentucky National Guard, 1949-62; former partner, E.M. Ford and 
Company Insurance; former chief assistant to the Governor of Kentucky; 
State Senator, 1965-67; Lieutenant Governor, 1967-71; Governor, 1971-74; 
president of the Kentucky and national Jaycees; Junior Chamber of 
Commerce; chairman, National Democratic Governors Caucus, 1973-74; 
member, Democratic National Committee, 1976; member of Carter-Mondale 
Steering Committee and chairman of National Democratic Campaign 
Committee, 1976; chairman, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; 
recipient of awards from the March of Dimes, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 
U.S. National Guard Association, American Legion, Boy Scouts of America, 
National Cancer Society, Kentucky Educational Television, Kentucky 
Housing Corporation, National Association of Regional Councils, Kentucky 
Council of Area Development Districts; son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E.M. 
Ford; holds honorary degrees from Universities of Kentucky, Morehead, 
Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Kentucky Wesleyan, Spalding University, 
Union College, and Brescia College; married the former Jean Neel, 1943; 
two children: Shirley (Mrs. William Dexter) and Steven; five 
grandchildren; assistant majority leader, 1991; committees: Commerce, 
Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Rules and 
Administration; Joint Committee on Printing; elected to the U.S. Senate, 
November 5, 1974, for the term ending January 3, 1981; reelected to each 
succeeding term; elected Democratic Whip on November 13, 1990; reelected 
November 10, 1992, December 2, 1994, and December 3, 1996.


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173A Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC                     
 20510-1701............................................         224-4343
  Legislative Director.--Charles Smith.                                 
  Office Manager.--Robert Paxton.                                       
  Communications Director.--Meg Conlon.                                 
  Administrative Assistant.--Rob Mangas.                                
  Executive Secretary.--Missy Smith.                                    
  Press Secretary.--Mark L. Day.                                        
Room 1072, 600 Martin Luther King Jr. Place,                            
 Louisville, KY 40202..................................   (502) 582-6251
Room 204, 343 Waller Avenue, Lexington, KY 40504.......   (606) 233-2484
305 Federal Building, Owensboro, KY 42301..............   (502) 685-5158
19 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Covington, KY 41011   (606) 491-7929