Joshua Ferguson

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Joshua Ferguson
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

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Birthplace
Rutland, Vt.
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Joshua Ferguson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Vermont State Senate to represent Rutland District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Ferguson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Joshua Ferguson was born in Rutland, Vermont. He has been associated with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Collamore
Brian Collamore (R)
 
21.0
 
13,878
Image of Terry Williams
Terry Williams (R)
 
17.3
 
11,453
Image of David Weeks
David Weeks (R)
 
16.2
 
10,703
Anna Tadio (D)
 
15.8
 
10,453
Bridgette Remington (D)
 
15.3
 
10,134
Image of Joshua Ferguson
Joshua Ferguson (D) Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
9,359
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
63

Total votes: 66,043
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)

Anna Tadio, Bridgette Remington, and Joshua Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Anna Tadio
 
48.7
 
3,867
Bridgette Remington
 
46.0
 
3,653
Image of Joshua Ferguson
Joshua Ferguson Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
148
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.5
 
280

Total votes: 7,948
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District (3 seats)

Incumbent Brian Collamore, Terry Williams, and David Weeks advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont State Senate Rutland District on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Collamore
Brian Collamore
 
37.8
 
2,966
Image of Terry Williams
Terry Williams
 
32.6
 
2,554
Image of David Weeks
David Weeks
 
29.0
 
2,273
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
50

Total votes: 7,843
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Joshua Ferguson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ferguson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Joshua Ferguson secured the nomination for Vermont State Senate by write-in vote. He embodies what he calls "the civic spirit of Vermont." His body of work, like his civic engagement, is diverse and has brought people together across cultures, disciplines and sectors to solve real-world issues facing communities.

Ferguson was born in Rutland City, a lifelong and many-generation Vermonter. Raised in Castleton and Fair Haven, he has deep roots in Vermont. He comes from a family with a rich history of service to the nation, tracing to the Green Mountain Boys and patriots in every subsequent generation.

He graduated from Fair Haven Union High School in 2008 and later attended Green Mountain College, then graduated from Castleton University summa cum laude, a first-generation college student. At Castleton University, he studied International Political Economy, Governance, and Human Rights. Ferguson then earned his public health degree from Columbia University.

Ferguson has an extensive background of service in communities across the county and state. He has supported public health organizations, youth organizations, and leadership development to raise a new generation of Vermont citizens and leaders. He has worked to uplift the "civic spirit of Vermont" in his professional, humanitarian, and public service endeavors.
  • On healthy families and communities: The health and safety of our communities is a leading priority.
  • On economic growth and security: Promote business, innovation, and opportunity across sectors.
  • On critical infrastructure priorities: Improve overall state of infrastructure to make the region more safe, sustainable and competitive.
Health policy with a special interest in population and family health, including child care and enhancing efficacy of programs aimed at health promotion, prevention and recovery; fiscal policy aimed at expanding opportunity and increasing employment; and environmental policy aimed at conservation, protection, and sustainability.
The legislative body should work to balance the vision of executive leadership, as chosen by the electorate of the whole, in light of serving in the best interests of individual constituencies as lawmakers and leaders.
Education, Finance, Health and Welfare, Judiciary, Appropriations, Natural Resources and Energy, Economic Development

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 17, 2022


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