After the war he returned to Grand Rapids, where he began the practice of law, and entered Republican politics. A few weeks before his election to Congress in 1948, he married Elizabeth Bloomer. They have four children: Michael, John, Steven, and Susan. Ford established his policies during his first year in office, despite opposition from a heavily Democratic Congress. Ford established his policies during his first year in office, despite opposition from a heavily Democratic Congress. His vetoes were usually sustained. President Ford won the Republican nomination for the Presidency in 1976, but lost the election to his Democratic opponent, former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia.
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter