Tom Buford

{{Short description|American politician (1949–2021)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Tom Buford

|image =

|caption =

|state_senate = Kentucky

|district = 22nd

|term_start = January 1, 1991

|term_end = July 6, 2021

|predecessor = Bill Clouse

|successor = Donald Douglas

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|5|23}}

|birth_place = Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|07|06|1949|05|23}}

|death_place = Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

|party = Republican

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Tom Buford (May 23, 1949 – July 6, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Kentucky Senate from the 22nd district from 1991 until his death in 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S022.htm |title=Senate District 22 |publisher=Lrc.ky.gov |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618220310/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/S022.htm |accessdate=2018-01-22|archive-date=2018-06-18 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.kentucky.com/opinion/editorials/article87016057.html |title=Sen. Tom Buford and other kentucky lawmakers taking a look back at water supply decisions in Central Kentucky could help avoid future mistakes |publisher=Kentucky.com |date=2016-06-30 |accessdate=2018-01-22}}

In 2004, Buford was the Republican nominee for {{USHR|KY|6}}, losing to incumbent Democratic representative Ben Chandler.

He died of cancer on July 6, 2021, in Pensacola, Florida at age 72.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article252606768.html|title=Kentucky State Senator Tom Buford dies at 72|first=Daniel|last=Desrochers|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|date=6 July 2021|access-date=6 July 2021}}