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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
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
Timeline
On the ballot for the Middletown Democratic mayoral primary set for September 12, 2023. S14 S04
Published an opinion piece in CT Insider on May 2, 2023. S03 Verification pending
Published the essay “Pressing America to Keep Its Promises” in Urban Faith on August 19, 2024. S01
Described as a ministry student from Connecticut in NPR reporting published November 3, 2024. S05
Selected as a Clergy and Religious Leader Fellow with the Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics. S02
In his words
“The Gospel is telling us to do justice, love, mercy and walk humbly with our God.”Ed Ford, as quoted by NPR, November 3, 2024 S05
Writing
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
Read on publisher site (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
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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
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