Michael Thomas Ferro (born April 19, 1951 in

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) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the

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representing District 4 since January 2009.

Education

Ferro earned his BA from West Liberty State College (now

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), and his MA from

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Elections

*2012 When Representative Scott Varner retired and left a seat open, Ferro placed first in the four-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,383 votes (41.3%), and placed first in the three-way two-position November 6, 2012 General election with 8,697 votes (39.1%) ahead of

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nominee

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and fellow Democratic nominee David Sidiropolis. *2008 Ferro challenged incumbent Representatives Kenneth Tucker and Scott Varner in the three-way May 13, 2008 Democratic Primary and placed second with 3,759 votes (33.4%) ahead of Representative Tucker; and placed second in the four-way two-position November 4, 2008 General election with 6,949 votes (29.0%) behind incumbent Representative Varner and ahead of Republican nominee Ronald Morris (who had run for the seat in 2004 and 2006) and

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candidate R. E. Hartley. *2010 Ferro and Representative Varner were challenged in the three-way May 11, 2010 Democratic Primary where Ferro placed second behind Representative Varner with 3,317 votes (43.0%); they were unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election where Ferro placed second with 6,894 votes (47.7%).

References

External links

Official page
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Michael T. Ferro
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1951 births Living people Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Marshall County, West Virginia Politicians from Miami West Liberty University alumni West Virginia University alumni 21st-century American politicians {{WestVirginia-politician-stub