Harold Ford Jr - Net Worth, Bio, Wiki, Age, Family, Friends, Height & Salary

Harold Ford Jr. is a former U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 9th congressional district and a political commentator and author. Ford has a net worth of $10 million, thanks to his years of service in government and the private sector. Here’s how Ford made his money and what he’s doing with it now.

Net Worth	$10 million
Date of Birth	11 May 1970
Gender	Male
Height	1.8 Meters
Profession	Author
Nationality	American

Harold Ford Jr Biography

Harold Ford Jr was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 11, 1966. He is the son of Harold Ford Sr., a black Democratic Congressman from Memphis, and Patricia Hill, a white former model, and community activist.

Harold Jr. attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he became president of his fraternity and graduated with a degree in political science. After college, he worked for his father’s reelection campaign. He then moved to New York to work as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch.

In 1994, Ford married Emily Threlkeld; the couple had two children together. In 2006, he divorced Threlkeld, and later that year married Kristen Gullickson.

Ford entered politics in 1998, winning a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. In 2002, he was elected to the U.S. Congress, serving until 2007. During his time in Washington, Ford supported health care reform and abortion rights and worked on the House Budget Committee and Financial Services Committee.

Harold Ford Jr Personal Life

Harold Ford Jr. was born on May 11, 1970, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His mother, Dorothy Bowles Ford, was a public school teacher and his father, Harold Ford Sr., was a local politician. Growing up, Ford Jr.

Was exposed to politics early and became interested in it himself. In 1992, he worked on Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign as a field coordinator in Virginia.

After graduating from Morehouse College in Atlanta with a degree in history, Ford Jr. moved to Washington D.C., where he worked for then-Congressman Ronald Dellums as a legislative assistant.

Harold Ford Jr Professional Career

Harold Ford Jr. is a former congressman and current financial analyst for Morgan Stanley. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996 at the age of 26, becoming the youngest member of Congress. He represented Tennessee’s 9th congressional district until he was defeated for reelection in 2006.

He then went on to work as a managing director for Merrill Lynch and later as a political commentator on MSNBC and Fox News Channel. In 2011, he joined Morgan Stanley as a financial analyst.

Harold Ford Jr Facts

Ford Jr. was the first African American to represent Tennessee in Congress since Reconstruction.
He has also worked as a professor at New York University and is currently an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.
In January 2011, Ford married his wife Kristen Gullickson; the couple has two children together.

How Old Is Harold Ford Jr?

Harold Ford Jr. is 54 years old.