Mike Ward (Kentucky congressman)

Mike Ward
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Romano L. Mazzoli
Succeeded by	Anne Northup
Personal details
Born	January 7, 1951 (1951-01-07) (age 60) White Plains, New York
Political party	Democratic

Michael Delavan "Mike" Ward (born January 7, 1951) is a former one-term congressman of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Democrat from Kentucky.

Ward was born in White Plains, New York on January 7, 1951. He attended the University of Louisville, from which he earned a marketing degree. Before entering politics, he served as a sales executive. From 1989 to 1993, he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

Ward was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing the Highlands area of Louisville, Kentucky when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1994. Ward won Kentucky's Third Congressional District seat that was being vacated by Romano L. Mazzoli. Ward was one of few Democrats to win an open seat in the heavily Republican year of 1994. Ward narrowly defeated a field of candidates including Charlie Owen in the primary and defeated Republican nominee Susan Stokes, a fellow member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, in the general election.

In 1996 Ward lost his seat in the general election to Republican Anne Northup. Ward did not run again for the seat. Ward was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the Associate Director of the Peace Corps and served the full second term of Bill Clinton. Ward hosted a talk radio show in Louisville from 2001 to 2005 that was a liberal counterweight to generally conservative talk radio programming.

Ward is a member of the Avakian Consulting team.

External links

• Mike Ward (Kentucky congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Romano L. Mazzoli	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 3rd congressional district 1995–1997	Succeeded by Anne Northup

Family: Son of Jasper (Jackie) Dudley Ward III and Lucretia Ward. Husband of Mary Christina (Tina) Heavrin. Father of Jasper Dudley Ward IIII and Kevin -?- Ward. Sibling of Abby Ballentine Ward Bellard, Alex Ward (passed), Jasper (Jimmy) Ward, and Teka Ward. Uncle of Echo Ballentine Ward DeVore, Connie Louise Ward, and Casey Ward Bretas. Great Uncle of Chloe Celeste DeVore and Sophia Ballentine DeVore. Humongous Family Friend of Mary Lee Steele (Mary Stellie).

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Name	Ward, Mike
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Date of birth	January 7, 1951
Place of birth	White Plains, New York
Date of death	not dead
Place of death	not dead