Since losing his bid in 2006 to become a U.S. senator from Tennessee, Harold Ford Jr. has popped up in so many places and roles it’s been anyone’s guess where he might land.
Now, with reports that he might run in New York for a U.S. Senate seat, it appears he may have found his spot.
A five-time Democratic congressman from Memphis who ran statewide against Chattanooga’s Bob Corker in the 2006 race, Mr. Ford in recent years has been here, there and everywhere.
He became a visiting professor at Vanderbilt, a visiting professor at the University of Texas and a vice chairman for Merrill Lynch in New York, where he took up residency in Manhattan.
He became a political contributor to Fox News, was named chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council and became a political contributor to MSNBC. He hinted at running for a Senate seat again in Tennessee and was mentioned as a possible candidate in the state’s 2010 governor’s race. He also became a visiting professor at New York University.