Kenneth B. Ferguson is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 16th district. Elected in November 2014, he assumed office on January 12, 2015.

Education

Ferguson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in social science from the

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a public historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Founded in 1873, it is the second oldest public college or university in the state of Arkansas. UAPB is part of the University o ...

in 1973.

Career

Ferguson began his career working for the city of

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Pine Bluff is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combin ...

. He also served as executive director of the Arkansas Workforce Board and investment director of the Arkansas Workforce Development Board. In 2021, Ferguson was awarded the Distinguished Legislative Award by the Arkansas Municipal League.

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff alumni People from Pine Bluff, Arkansas African-American state legislators in Arkansas Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians {{Arkansas-politician-stub