Craig Ford

News

A Longer Summer Vacation Poses Challenges and Opportunities

By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Mid-July is the very heart of summer, when the temperatures are high and the cool breezes of fall seem a distant dream. Once, fall was associated with school starting back up, though few think like that now. Over the past decade the school start-date has crept earlier and earlier, … Continued

Craig Ford

July 17, 2012

Opinion

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

Minority Leader Ford Says Alabama Has Lost 8,600 Jobs in Last Six Months

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama House Minority Leader Craig Ford (D) from Gadsden said in an editorial that: “Jobs should be our priority.” Majority Leader Ford said, “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 … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 10, 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