| Mike Ward | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district |
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| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Romano L. Mazzoli |
| Succeeded by | Anne Northup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1951 White Plains, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
Michael Delavan "Mike" Ward (born January 7, 1951) is a former one-term congressman of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Kentucky.
Ward was born in White Plains, New York on January 7, 1951. He attended the University of Louisville, from which he earned a marketing degree. Before entering politics, he served as a sales executive. From 1989 to 1993, he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Ward was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the Highlands area of Louisville, Kentucky when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1994. Ward won Kentucky's Third Congressional District seat that was being vacated by Romano L. Mazzoli. Ward was one of few Democrats to win an open seat in the heavily Republican year of 1994. Ward narrowly defeated a field of candidates including Charlie Owen in the primary and defeated Republican nominee Susan Stokes, a fellow member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, in the general election.
In 1996 Ward lost his seat in the general election to Republican Anne Northup. Ward did not run again for the seat. Ward was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the Associate Director of the Peace Corps and served the full second term of Bill Clinton. Ward hosted a talk radio show in Louisville from 2001 to 2005 that was a liberal counterweight to generally conservative talk radio programming.
Ward is a member of the Avakian Consulting team.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Romano L. Mazzoli |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd congressional district 1995–1997 |
Succeeded by Anne Northup |
| 104th | Senate: W. Ford | M. McConnell | House: H. Rogers | J. Bunning | S. Baesler | R. Lewis | M. Ward | E. Whitfield |
Family: Son of Jasper (Jackie) Dudley Ward III and Lucretia Ward. Husband of Mary Christina (Tina) Heavrin. Father of Jasper Dudley Ward IIII and Kevin -?- Ward. Sibling of Abby Ballentine Ward Bellard, Alex Ward (passed), Jasper (Jimmy) Ward, and Teka Ward. Uncle of Echo Ballentine Ward DeVore, Connie Louise Ward, and Casey Ward Bretas. Great Uncle of Chloe Celeste DeVore and Sophia Ballentine DeVore. Humongous Family Friend of Mary Lee Steele (Mary Stellie).