Anthony Walker | |
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Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 58th District | |
In office March 29, 2002 –January 8, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Louis Ford |
Succeeded by | Rodney Hubbard |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Walker February 11,1965 Queens,New York City,New York,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Liverpool High School St. Louis Metropolitan Police Academy |
Anthony Earl "Ford" Walker (born February 11,1965) is an American politician,administrator,and sheriff deputy who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 58th district for a brief period between April 2002 and January 2003. [1]
Anthony Walker was born February 11,1965,in Queens,New York and attended Liverpool High School. [2] His mother Ida Ford,married Louis Ford who had represented the 58th district from 1982 until 2002. [1] [3] His sister is former St. Louis City Alderman and former DNC delegate April Ford-Griffin. [3]
Prior to his election,Walker was a sheriff's deputy within the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court,having graduated from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Academy. [2]
His stepfather,Louis Ford,resigned from office 9 months in advance in order to bypass term limits and allowed Walker to be elected in a special election. [4] At the Democratic Party's nominating convention,Walker defeated state government employee Rodney Hubbard for the nomination. [4] Walker used his father's last name as a nickname in order to take advantage of voter familiarity. [4] He faced former Democrat and community activist Isaiah Hair Jr. in the general election,winning on March 26 with over 75% of the vote. [4] Walker was on a total of six committees and sponsored zero bills during his nine-month tenure. [2]
Rodney L. Hubbard was the first individual to consider a potential primary challenge to Walker, [4] and entered the race shortly before the special election. [5] Ford drew a total of two other primary challengers,those being former St. Louis School Board member and perennial candidate Bill Haas,businessman and educator Paris Bouchard Relator. [6] [7] The St. Louis Post Dispatch endorsed Relator,naming him the "strongest candidate". [6] Isaiah Hair Jr. was again the Republican nominee. [7]
Relator unsuccessfully attempted to contest the results,claiming that there were irregularities in the results,but was unsuccessful. [8] Hubbard won the general election with 89% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anthony "Ford" Walker | 250 | 75.76% | |
Republican | Isaiah Hair Jr. | 80 | 24.24% | |
Total votes | 330 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rodney Hubbard | 1,266 | 34.83% | |
Democratic | Paris Bouchard Relator | 1,226 | 33.73% | |
Democratic | Anthony "Ford" Walker | 784 | 21.57% | |
Democratic | Bill Haas | 359 | 9.88% | |
Total votes | 3,635 | 100% |