Michael Ferro
American politician

Michael Ferro

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19 April 1951(Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.A.)
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Michael Thomas Ferro (born April 19, 1951 in Miami, Florida) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 4 since January 2009.

Education

Ferro earned his BA from West Liberty State College (now West Liberty University), and his MA from West Virginia University.

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 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%).