Timothy R. Ferguson | |
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State Senate District 4 | |
In office January 11, 1995 – January 8, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Charles H. Smelser |
Succeeded by | David R. Brinkley |
Personal details | |
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland |
January 22, 1955
Political party | Republican |
Timothy Ferguson (born January 22, 1955) was a Republican State Senator in Maryland.
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.
In 1998, Ferguson ran for reelection defeating Democrat George Hayes Littrell Jr. with 55% of the vote.
In 2002, Ferguson ran for reelection, but was overwhelmingly defeated by fellow Republican and former Maryland Delegate David R. Brinkley in the primary election. Brinkley went on to defeat Timothy Schlauch in the general election.
Ferguson attended Eastern Vocational-Technical High School in Essex, Maryland. He graduated #1 in his vocational class of design-drafting. He later attended Broome County Community College in Broome, New York where he majored in Computer-Aided-Design. Broome Community College is part of the SUNY two-year college program.
He earned a Private Pilot's License in 1985 while working for Sundstrand Corporation in Rockford, Illinois.
He was fully trained in 2008 as a Lean Six-Sigma "Green Belt." He earned a "CMIIC" certification from the Institute of Configuration Management in March 2009 and a "CMIIP" certification in November 2009. He has spoken at ICM Annual conferences and formed a corporation, ARTIS Professionals, LLC, for consultation and implementation of program acquisition process improvements and configuration management.
Ferguson was a member of the South Carroll Republican Club, serving as President in 1992. [5] 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 is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association.