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Craig Ford

Craig Ford is the owner of Ford Insurance and the Gadsden Messenger. He represented Etowah County in the Alabama House of Representatives for 18 years.

News

McClendon Entitled to His Own Opinion, Not His Own Facts

By House Minority Leader Craig Ford I was troubled – though not surprised – to read several factual errors and misleading statements in Rep. Jim McClendon’s recent op-ed responding to our Caucus’s announcement that we would not seek a temporary retraining order in state court against the new state legislative redistricting plans. The first of … Continued

Craig Ford

July 13, 2012

Opinion

Jobs Should Be Our Priority

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford For four years, our country and our state have struggled to recover from what economists are calling “The Great Recession.” It is no surprise that all the public opinion polls show the number one issue on voters’ minds is – by far – jobs and the economy. Republican leaders … Continued

Craig Ford

July 10, 2012

Opinion

Minority Leader Ford says House Democrats Will Not Seek Restraining Order Over Redistricting

From the office of House Minority Leader Craig Ford “After consulting with our attorneys, the House Democratic Caucus has decided not to file a petition for a temporary restraining order on the new state legislative redistricting plans. While it remains our belief that the legislative redistricting plans violate the state constitution’s requirement that all redistricting … Continued

Craig Ford

July 9, 2012

Opinion

This 4th of July, Consider What It Means To Be An American

By Rep. Craig Ford This week, our nation celebrates its 236th birthday. Most of us will spend the day celebrating with family and friends, barbequing and watching fireworks. But between the fireworks and cheeseburgers, it is important that we take a moment to think about what it means to be an American and pause to … Continued

Craig Ford

July 3, 2012

Opinion

Ford Reacts to Revelations of Governor’s Healthcare Exchange

From the Office of House Minority Leader Craig GADSDEN—House Minority Leader Craig recently send a statement to the Alabama Political Reporter expressing his outrage over Governor Bentley’s building the Alabama Healthcare Exchange. In his email Ford wrote, “This is another example of the Republican Supermajority failing to lead. The governor has been putting this health insurance … Continued

Craig Ford

June 14, 2012

Opinion

Democrats Put Their Values On Display

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford The most important responsibility given to the Alabama Legislature is to write the state’s budgets each year. What a legislator fights for and how they vote on the budgets is the strongest indicator of that legislator’s values. This year’s budgets became a war over what was more important: protecting corporate tax loopholes, … Continued

Craig Ford

June 14, 2012

Opinion

Craig Ford Editorial: Now We See the Real Artur Davis

By Craig Ford Was anybody really surprised when Artur Davis announced that he is now a Republican and considering running for office in Virginia? For the past two years, everyone in Virginia and Alabama has watched this man’s public breakdown. But in defeat, we have seen the real Artur Davis – a man with no … Continued

Craig Ford

June 4, 2012

Opinion

Statement from House Minority Leader Craig Ford Regarding Reapportionment

From the Office of House Minority Leader Craig Ford The Republican Supermajority violated the State Constitution by failing to follow the Constitutional mandate to reapportion the legislature in the first session following the completion of the decimal census. They further violated the State Constitution by fragmenting counties and by denying Democrats guaranteed procedural actions in … Continued

Craig Ford

May 29, 2012

Opinion

House Democrats: General Fund Budget Puts Lives At Risk

From the Office of House Minority Leader Craig Ford Montgomery, AL – House Democrats this evening voted against the General Fund Budget, arguing the budget would endanger the lives of thousands of Alabama children, seniors, and others who depend on services such as Medicaid and the Department of Human Resources. “Cutting the Medicaid budget by … Continued

Craig Ford

April 11, 2012

Opinion

Statement from Rep. Craig Ford on the Deaths of the Coast Guard Members who Died in Mobile Bay Tuesday Evening

From the Office of House Minority Leader Craig Ford “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of Lt. Cmdr. Dale Taylor, Lt. J.G. Thomas Cameron, Chief Petty Officer Fernando Jorge, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Knight, who died Tuesday evening when their helicopter crashed into Mobile Bay during a Coast Guard training exercise. … Continued

Craig Ford

March 3, 2012