LittleSis: Edsel B Ford II

Edsel B. Ford II, the only son of Henry Ford II and a great-grandson of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford, is a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company. As a consultant to the company, Ford is active in company affairs and corporate dealer relations. Ford's paternal grandfather, Edsel B. Ford, was company president from 1919 to 1943. His late father, Henry Ford II, was president of the company from 1945 to 1960 and chairman from 1960 to 1980. During his 25-year career at Ford Motor Company, from 1974 through 1999, Edsel B. Ford II held a variety of increasingly responsible positions. He was named president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Credit Company in May 1991 and elected a company vice president in December 1993. Ford is the former chairman of the coard of the Detroit branch of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank. Ford was chairman of a 41-member commission appointed by Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer to lead Detroit 300, a nonprofit organization created to shape Detroit's yearlong tricentennial celebration in 2001. The organization was responsible for implementing community programs, special events and permanent legacies. Currently, he is chairman of the Detroit 300 Conservancy, the successor organization to Detroit 300. Ford received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Babson College in 1973 and completed the program for management development at the Harvard Business School in 1981.

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George Soros	Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Gary Peters, Tammy Duckworth
Mary Lloyd Estrin	Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Gary Peters, Tammy Duckworth, Obama Victory Fund 2012
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John Catsimatidis	Susan Collins, Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Harry Reid, Fred Upton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Tammy Duckworth, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown
John A Merrigan	John Dingell, Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Bob Carr
Nancy Zirkin	John Dingell, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Tammy Duckworth, Debbie Dingell
William P Lauder	John Dingell, Tom Harkin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Max Baucus, Debbie Dingell, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Albert B Ratner	Susan Collins, Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Max Baucus
Stephen M Silberstein	Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Gary Peters, Tammy Duckworth, Obama Victory Fund 2012, Stabenow 2012 Victory Fund
BettyLu Saltzman	Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Gary Peters, Tammy Duckworth, Max Baucus, Obama Victory Fund 2012
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Michael A Feiner	Spencer Abraham, Susan Collins, Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Max Baucus
David B Lewis	John Dingell, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Gary Peters, Clark Durant
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Peter A Kraus	John Dingell, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Tammy Duckworth, Max Baucus, Obama Victory Fund 2012
Steven Spielberg	Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Ted Strickland, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Democratic State Central Commitee, Gary Peters, Tammy Duckworth
Leon Black	Susan Collins, Tom Harkin, Carl Levin, Sander Martin Levin, Harry Reid, Debbie Stabenow, Mark Udall, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Max Baucus, Scott P Brown

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