Congressman
Harold Ford (D-TN) Hosted
Mayor Wildes hosted Congressman
Harold Ford (D-TN) at his home in support of Ford's 2006 candidacy
for the United States Senate. Ford was first elected to the House
of Representatives in 1996 and has been re-elected 5 times since then.
A close friend of the Mayor
he remarked: "From civil rights to taxpayers' rights,
Michael Wildes is a real Democrat--putting people before politics."
Pictured from left right on left:
Deborah Witcher Jackson - President of the National Coalition of
100 Black Women, Mayor Wildes, Congressman Harold Ford, and Jeannette
Curtis Rideau - Member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Please make checks
payable to “Harold Ford, Jr. for Tennessee”
For more information or to
RSVP contact:
201.569.7891
or e-mail:
mayor@michaelwildes.com
About Congressman
Harold Ford, Jr.
At a time when politicians
define themselves by their parties or ideologies, Harold Ford, Jr. is the rare
politician who puts solutions before partisan politics. He focuses on
making government work for people, but when government is ineffective or gets in
the way, he works to reform it and remove barriers that prevent people from
getting ahead.
Elected in 1996, Ford has been re-elected four times
by an average of 80% of the vote and enjoys a reputation as a consensus builder.
In 1998, Ford was 28 years old when he cast his vote for the first federal
balanced budget – the first time America’s budget had been balanced
since 1969. He has played pivotal roles in advancing legislation to reform
the nation’s campaign finance laws, crack down on corporate cheaters by
strengthening corporate governance laws, encourage more Americans to serve their
country and raise standards in public education.
As a
candidate for the U.S. Senate, Ford wants to make government work for all
Tennesseans, not just a few. He is working to make our country independent
of Middle East oil, wants a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, and
is sponsoring bipartisan legislation, the ASPIRE Act, to provide an investment
account for every child born in America. He believes in the transformative
power of early childhood education and the ability of faith and community based
organizations to heal our communities.
Harold Ford believes that
protecting the American people is the first responsibility of government.
He is a leader in ensuring first responders and law enforcement get the
resources they need to protect Tennesseans and the country against terrorism and
catastrophic events. As a member of the Department of Defense’s
Transformation Advisory Group, he is helping advise the Pentagon on developing a
new organizational framework to defend the country and our
future.
When too many of our leaders seek to divide us, Congressman
Harold Ford, Jr. has the vision and blueprint to bring Tennessee together and
move us forward.
www.fordfortennessee.com
Paid for by
Harold Ford, Jr. for Tennessee
Jay H. Lindy,
Treasurer
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