Aaron D. Ford is an American politician. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate in 2012 to represent Senate District 11 which encompasses portions of the Las Vegas Valley including portions of the communities of Spring Valley and Enterprise. He defeated John Drake by 8,735 votes. Senator Ford served as the Assistant Majority Whip during Nevada's 77th Legislative Session. He also served as Chair of Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Vice Chair Senate Committee on Education, and as a Member of Senate Judiciary Committee. Subsequent to this first legislative session, Senator Ford was named Freshman Senator of the Year by both the Las Vegas Review Journal and the Reno Gazette Journal. In addition, Senator Ford was named Senator of the Year by Nevada Political Action for Animals and the Nevada Conservation League. During the 2014 interim, Senator Ford serves as a Member of the Council to Establish Academic Standards; Technological Crime Advisory Board; Legislative Committee on Public Lands; Legislative Committee on Education; Legislative Commission on Energy; and the Advisory Council on Parental Involvement and Family Engagement. 

January 1st, 1972 in (Age 52)