FORD, WILLIAM D
D Β· house Β· bioguide F000270
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- FEC candidate id
H6MI15036- Internal id
fa21bcb7-64d8-4aa4-8933-9043edc5b0b7- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MI-13. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 770,105 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $50,833 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $30,834 |
| Income | In poverty | 25.8% |
| Income | Unemployed | 10.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.507 |
| Race | White alone | 38.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 44.6% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 10.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 9.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 84.2% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 7.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 54.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.8% |
| Household | Family households | 55.0% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.45 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 47.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $139,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,061 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 64.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 15.7% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.7% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 17.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 86.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 9.8% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 69.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 12.4% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $325,504 | $326,769 | $0 | $0 | $38,021 |
| 1992 | $748,907 | $1,058,270 | $1,263 | $54,783 | $138,853 |
| 1990 | $390,216 | $354,964 | $186,613 | $0 | $67,689 |
| 1988 | $335,331 | $234,435 | $156,840 | $0 | $62,355 |
| 1986 | $331,369 | $306,543 | $55,943 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $280,161 | $260,141 | $31,117 | $18,400 | $95,191 |
| 1982 | $216,442 | $212,709 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $113,657 | $117,135 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MI-15 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MI-15 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MI-15 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MI-15 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MI-15 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MI-15 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MI-13 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MI-13 β lost_general
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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| β | educated_at | Melvindale High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Wayne State University | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1962-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Michigan | β | wikidata |