Timothy R. Ferguson

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name = Timothy R. Ferguson

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birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
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Timothy Ferguson (born January 22 1955) was a Republican State Senator in Maryland.

Background

In 1994, Timothy Ferguson was first elected to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 4, which covers parts of Carroll and Frederick Counties. In that election, he defeated Democratic challenger George Littrell, a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates. [ [ http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1994/results_1994/gasse.html] ]

In 1998, Ferguson ran for reelection defeating Democrat George Hayes Littrell Jr. with 55% of the vote. [ [ http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/1998/results_1998/gasse.html] ]

In 2002, Ferguson ran for reelection, but was overwhelmingly defeated by fellow Republican and former Maryland Delegate David R. Brinkley in the primary election. [ [ http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/p_state_senator.html] ] Brinkley went on to defeat Timothy Schlauch in the general election. [ [ http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/g_state_senator.html] ]

Education

Ferguson attended Eastern Vocational-Technical High School in Essex, Maryland. He later attended Broome County Community College in Broome, New York. Broome Community College is part of the SUNY two-year college program.

Career

Ferguson was a member of the South Carroll Republican Club, serving as President in 1992. [http://community.carr.org/fullrecord.asp?record=987] Outside of his political work, he was a member of the Farm Bureau, the Jaycees, the 4-H, and the Chamber of Commerce. He also belongs to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the National Rifle Association (NRA).

While working in the state senate, Ferguson was a member of the Executive Nominations Committee from 1995 until 2000, and the Judicial Proceedings Committee from 1995 until 2003. In addition, he was a member of the Joint Committee on Investigation from 1995 until 2003 and the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families from 1999 until 2003. Finally, he was chair of the Frederick County Delegation from 1999 until 2003.

Despite his lifetime membership in the NRA, Ferguson has been labeled by some as supporting gun-control. This claim most likely stems from a proposed filibuster, which Ferguson declined on a gun-control bill in order to have pro-gun amendments put in place. According to Ferguson and others the bill would have easily defeated the filibuster in its original form leaving pro-gun advocates with no concessions. This led to criticism from NRA spokesman Greg Costa in 2002. [ [http://www.mcrkba.org/TimothyRFerguson/23.html Senator Ferguson Lies to Constituents say NRA ] ]

He now works as an engineering consultant.

Election results

*2002 Primary Race for Maryland State Senate – District 4cite web| url=http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2002/results/p_state_senator.html| title=State Senate Results |publisher=Maryland State Board of Elections Retrieved on November 3, 2007] :

References

External links

* http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/former/html/msa12165.html