Michael Thomas Ferro
(born April 19, 1951) is an American politician who was a
Democratic member of the
West Virginia House of Delegates
The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature in West Virginia. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates.
Organization
Regular se ...
representing District 4 from January 2009 to 2018.
Education
Ferro earned his
BA from West Liberty State College (now
West Liberty University
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), and his
MA from
West Virginia University
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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
Republican nominee
David Evans 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
Independent
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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 pageat the
West Virginia Legislature
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Michael Ferroat
Ballotpedia
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Michael T. Ferroat the National Institute on Money in State Politics
1951 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates
People from McMechen, West Virginia
Politicians from Miami
West Liberty University alumni
West Virginia University alumni
21st-century members of the West Virginia Legislature
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