The U.S President that Gerald Ford succeeded was a Senator for which state prior to being elected president?
Funky President (People It's Bad):  According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S. President Gerald Ford, who had succeeded Richard Nixon in the White House shortly before it was recorded. Richard Nixon:  He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as a U.S. Representative and also Senator from California.
California