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J.D. Ford is source-linked to State Senator.
The included role began Nov 7, 2018.
Permanent public-person record · state source layer
J.D. Ford
State Senator · Indiana · District 29
Current sourced roleDemocraticeop-person-state-85b8c0cf-3df4-45a1-8c38-d220b7122226
1current-role records
1distinct permanent offices
0exact-ID 2026 FEC connections
0119th Congress recorded votes
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Election.org person ID
eop-person-state-85b8c0cf-3df4-45a1-8c38-d220b7122226Source person ID
85b8c0cf-3df4-45a1-8c38-d220b7122226Open Civic Data ID
ocd-person/85b8c0cf-3df4-45a1-8c38-d220b7122226The role record is not a biography.
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