district residence website state_senate succeeded predecessor religion birth_place party birth_date term_start order spouse article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
42nd charleston , south carolina -lsb- http://www.scstatehouse.gov/members/bios/0606818109.html senator robert ford -rsb- south carolina incumbent herbert fielding methodist new orleans , louisiana democrat 26 december 1948 1993 1974 member of the charleston city council none -lrb- single -rrb- robert ford -lrb- politician -rrb-
 2013 1992 robert ford politician grambling state university , wayne state university
robert ford -lrb- politician -rrb-

robert ford -lrb- born december 26 , 1948 -rrb- is an american politician who served as a democratic member of the south carolina senate since 1993 , representing district 42 , which is located in charleston .
from 1974 to 1992 , he served as a member of the charleston city council .
originally involved in the civil rights movement , several of ford 's public statements and legislative proposals as senator attracted media attention and controversy .
he finished in third place in the june 2010 democratic primary election for governor of south carolina .
he resigned on may 31 , 2013 , in the midst of a political scandal on public funds spent in adult establishments .
