Kimberly Ferguson

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Kimberly Ferguson

|image = Kimberly N. Ferguson.jpg

|state_house = Massachusetts

|district = 1st Worcester

|term_start = January 2011

|predecessor = Lewis Evangelidis{{cite web|title=Ferguson defeats O'Brien and Long in state rep race|url=http://www.topix.com/forum/city/holden-ma/T0NEELEAUT3O4HT9K|publisher=Topix|access-date=12 January 2016}}{{cite web|title=Election 2010|url=http://m.thelandmark.com/news/2010-11-04/Front_Page/Election_2010.html|publisher=The Landmark|access-date=12 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080918/http://m.thelandmark.com/news/2010-11-04/Front_Page/Election_2010.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}

|successor =

|party = Republican

|residence = Holden, Massachusetts, U.S.{{cite web|title=Kimberly N. Ferguson|url=http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/KNF1|access-date=12 January 2016}}

}}

Kimberly N. Ferguson is an American politician from Massachusetts. Ferguson is a Republican member of Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 1st Worcester district.

Education

Ferguson earned a certificate in Education Leadership and Management from Fitchburg State College. Ferguson earned a Master of Science degree in Speech/Language Pathology from Worcester State College.

Career

In November 2010, Ferguson won the election and became a Republican member of Massachusetts House of Representatives. Ferguson defeated Kenneth John O'Brien and Jonathan B. Long.{{cite web |url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/candidates/view/Kimberly-N-Ferguson |title=Kimberly N. Ferguson |website=electionstats.state.ma.us |access-date=December 18, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/124876/kimberly-ferguson |title=Kimberly Ferguson's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |access-date=December 18, 2019}}

Legislation

In 2017, Ferguson filed a bill, to make it a civil infraction to intentionally misrepresent a pet as a service animal. The proposed law would carry a fine of $500.{{cite news |last=Globe |first=Editorial Staff |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2017/09/10/support-for-fake-service-animals/IJFTJbBQ4sbvxxHI1J561L/story.html |title=No support for fake service animals |work=The Boston Globe |date=2017-09-11 |access-date=2017-09-11 }}

Personal life

Ferguson is single with one child. Ferguson lives in Holden, Massachusetts.

See also

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