Brad Ashford
John Bradley Ashford (November 10, 1949 – April 19, 2022) was an American politician who served in the Nebraska Legislature and the United States House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.
Brad Ashford | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Terry |
| Succeeded by | Don Bacon |
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 20th district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jensen |
| Succeeded by | John McCollister |
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 6th district | |
| In office January 7, 1987 – January 7, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Hoagland |
| Succeeded by | Pam Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Bradley Ashford November 10, 1949 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | April 19, 2022 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Political party | Republican (before 1982, 1988–2011) Democratic (1982–1988, 2013–2022) Independent (2011–2013) |
| Spouse | Ann Ferlic |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) Creighton University (JD) |
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After serving in the state legislature from 1987 to 1995, Ashford ran for the Republican nomination in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, but was defeated. He returned to the state legislature in 2007 and served until 2015 when he successfully ran for the House of Representatives against incumbent representative Lee Terry. After serving in the House of Representatives for two years he was defeated by Don Bacon and was later defeated in the Democratic primary in 2018 when he ran to reclaim his House seat. He is the most recent Democrat to represent Nebraska in Congress.