Complex sentence: Ford was elected to serve on the Charleston city council, where he served from 1974 to 1992, and ran for the State Senate and was elected on November 3,1992, taking office in 1993.
Split into simpler sentences: Ford was elected to serve on the Charleston city council, where he served from 1974 to 1992. Ford ran for the state senate and was elected on November 3,1992, taking office in 1993.