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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 38 

Relative to the death of Wendell H. Ford, former United States Senator 

for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 23 (legislative day, JANUARY 22), 2015 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. 

AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. COATS, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAPO, 

Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. 

ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. 

GARDNER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HATCH, 

Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. 

KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. 

LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. 

PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. 

ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. 

TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Wendell H. Ford, former United 

States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 


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Whereas Wendell H. Ford was born in Daviess County, Kentucky in 1924, and attended the University of Kentucky; 

Whereas Wendell H. Ford served in the United States Army 

during World War II, earning the rank of Technical Sergeant, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II 

Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Expert 

Infantryman Badge; 

Whereas Wendell H. Ford served in the Kentucky Army National Guard from 1949 to 1962, earning the rank of 

First Lieutenant; 

Whereas Wendell H. Ford served as the Lieutenant Governor 

of Kentucky from 1967 to 1971 and the Governor of 

Kentucky from 1971 to 1974; 

Whereas Wendell H. Ford was first elected to the United 

States Senate in 1974 and served four terms as a Senator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky with honor 

and distinction; 

Whereas Wendell H. Ford, when he was elected to his fourth 

term in the Senate on November 3, 1992, received the 

largest number of votes for elected office ever recorded in 

the Commonwealth of Kentucky up to that time; 

Whereas Wendell H. Ford served the Senate as the Majority 

Whip from 1991 to 1995 and as the Democratic Whip 

from 1995 to 1999; 

Whereas Wendell H. Ford was the only Kentuckian to ever 

win election to consecutive terms as Lieutenant Governor, 

Governor, and Senator: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 


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1 of the Wendell H. Ford, former member of the United 

2 States Senate; 

3 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu4 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 

5 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 

6 deceased. 

7 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

8 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem9 ory of the late Wendell H. Ford. 

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