Meet the religious leaders shaping the next generation of social justice activism (opens in a new tab)
NPR reporting that quotes Ford, then a ministry student, on faith and public life. The publisher’s page has a 7:37 audio segment. S05
About Ed
Reverend Edward C. Ford Jr., as described in published sources. S02
Public service
He has served on the Middletown City Council and the Middletown Board of Education, and as an Assistant Clerk for the Connecticut General Assembly. S02
A 2024 author biography describes him as a former elected official in Connecticut, a community advocate, organizer, healthcare administrator and public theologian. S01
No current office, district or 2026 campaign is confirmed here.
Education and fellowship
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University. S02
NPR described him as a ministry student from Connecticut in November 2024, and his 2024 Urban Faith biography says he was studying for a master’s degree in divinity at Yale University. S05 S01
In 2025 he was selected as a Clergy and Religious Leader Fellow with the Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics. S02
Read his published work
Pressing America to Keep Its Promises (opens in a new tab)
An essay on the gap between the promises of the Declaration of Independence and American life, drawing on civil rights leaders and the parable of the Good Samaritan. S01
Choosing people over politics in Middletown (opens in a new tab)
A 2023 opinion piece listed in the research package. A summary will follow once a person has read it. S03