Wendell H. Ford represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate from 1974 to 1999. He served as chairman of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences (1977-1979), the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (1977-1983), the Select Committee to Study the Committee System (1983-1985), the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (1987-1993), and the Joint Committee on Printing (1989-1995), and served as Democratic whip from 1991 to 1999.
credit: United States Senate Historical Office
