17 Facts About Ann-Margaret Ferrante

Ann-Margaret Ferrante was born on June 26,1972 and is an American legislator in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 5th Essex district, which consists of Gloucester, Rockport, and Essex.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante is co-chair of the Tech Hub Caucus, which focuses on fostering growth of Massachusetts' high-tech businesses and startups.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante has served on numerous boards and commissions in the community, including Cape Ann Commercial Fisherman's Loan Fund, Sawyer Free Library, and as an incorporator with Cape Ann Savings Bank.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante was born on June 26,1972, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante's mother was a librarian in the local high school, and her father became a fisherman in Gloucester after immigrating from Sicily.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante graduated from Gloucester High School and went on to study Economics and International Relations at Tufts University in Boston.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1999.

Shortly after graduating from Suffolk Law, Ann-Margaret Ferrante started her own law firm in Gloucester, where she focused on land use and fishing issues.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante served as counsel for the Northeast Seafood Coalition, where she began working to reform the regulatory practices affecting commercial fisherman.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante first ran for State Representative in 2008, challenging incumbent Democrat Anthony Verga on a platform of promoting Gloucester's port as a state asset, advocating sustainable regulations for the fishing industry, encouraging research and investment in education and workforce training, as well as many other issues affecting residents of the 5th Essex District.

In 2010, Ann-Margaret Ferrante defeated Gloucester business consultant Janet Holmes, a Republican, to win a second term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives with 7,485 votes to Holmes' 4,078.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante ran unopposed in 2012 and was re-elected to a third term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

In 2014, Ann-Margaret Ferrante defeated former Rockport selectman and financial adviser Michael Boucher, a Republican, to win a fourth term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives with 6,490 votes against Boucher's 4,279.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante ran unopposed in 2016 and was re-elected to a fifth term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

In 2018, Ann-Margaret Ferrante defeated Rockport Department of Public Works Commissioner and retired management consultant James Gardner, an independent, to win a sixth term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives with 13,551 votes against Gardner's 5,422.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante ran unopposed in 2020 and was re-elected to a seventh term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Ann-Margaret Ferrante is currently the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and sits on the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, House Committee on Operations, Facilities and Building Security, and the House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling.