Michael Ferro
| Michael Ferro | ||
 | ||
| West Virginia House of Delegates District 4 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2008-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 1, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 5 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $20,000/year | |
| Per diem | $131/day during session | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | West Liberty State College | |
| Master's | West Virginia University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | April 19, 1951 | |
| Place of birth | Miami, FL | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Ferro earned his BA from West Liberty State College. He went on to receive his MA from West Virginia University. Ferro is a teacher and coach.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ferro served on the following committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Constitutional Revision, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Enrolled Bills | ||||
| • Interstate Cooperation | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Senior Citizen Issues | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
| • Children, Juveniles and Other Issues | ||||
| • Infrastructure | ||||
| • Interstate Cooperation | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ferro served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Children, Juveniles and Other Issues | ||||
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Enrolled Bills, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Infrastructure | ||||
| • Interstate Cooperation | ||||
| • Joint Interstate Cooperation | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Joint Judiciary | ||||
| • Senior Citizen Issues | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ferro served on these committees:
| West Virginia Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Constitutional Revision | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Roads and Transportation | ||||
| • Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security | ||||
Elections
2012
Ferro ran for re-election in the 2012 election for West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4. Ferro and David Sidiropolis defeated Keith Hughes and Rj Smith in the May 8 primary election. He and David A. Evans defeated David Sidiropolis in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mike Ferro Incumbent |
39.1% | 8,697 | |
| Republican | David A. Evans |
31.2% | 6,927 | |
| Democratic | David Sidiropolis | 29.7% | 6,610 | |
| Total Votes | 22,234 | |||
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Mike Ferro Incumbent |
41.3% | 3,383 |
| David Sidiropolis |
31.4% | 2,571 |
| Keith Hughes | 21.3% | 1,749 |
| R.J. Smith | 6% | 493 |
| Total Votes | 8,196 | |
2010
Ferro was re-elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates District 4. He was one of two candidates running for the two District 4 Delegate positions on the ballot in the November 2, 2010 general election. Since only the two top vote-getters were elected, they were each essentially unopposed. [5][6][7][8]
| West Virginia House of Delegates, District 4 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Scott Varner (D)
|
7,557 | 52.29% | ||
| Michael Ferro (D)
|
6,894 | 47.71% | ||
| West Virginia State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Scott Garrison Varner (D)
|
3,563 | 46.24% | ||
| Michael Thomas Ferro (D)
|
3,317 | 43.04% | ||
2008
In 2008 Ferro was elected to the West Virgina House District 4. Ferro (D) finished with 6,949 votes. He finished behind Scott Verner (D) who had 8,689 votes and ahead of Ronald Morris (R) with 5,215 votes and R.E. Hartley (I) with 3,102 votes.[9] Ferro raised $25,590 for his campaign fund.[10]
| West Virgina House District 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Scott Varner (D)
|
8,689 | |||
| Michael Ferro (D)
|
6,949 | |||
| Ronald Morris (R) | 5,215 | |||
| R.E. Hartley (I) | 3,102 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Ferro most recently won election to the House of Delegates, he collected $18,774 in donations.[11]
His largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Communications Workers | $1,000 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO | $1,000 |
| Natrium PAC | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades Council | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Regional Council of Carpenters | $950 |
Personal
Ferro and his wife, Roseann Warsinky, have three children; Brett, Christopher, and Adam.
External links
- West Virginia House of Delegates
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign website
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2008
- Michael Ferro on Facebook
- Michael Ferro on LinkedIn
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Ferro
- ↑ WBOY.com "West Virginia General Election Results November 6, 2012" Accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State - 2012 Candidate Listing By Office
- ↑ 2012 West Virginia Primary Election Official Results
- ↑ Official WV primary election results
- ↑ Official Primary Results SOS
- ↑ Official General Election Results
- ↑ Official General Election Results
- ↑ West Virgina House election results
- ↑ Campaign funds
- ↑ Follow the Money, Candidate summary, Retrieved July 11, 2011
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