"I have announced that I am running for State Representative of the 5th Essex District, including Gloucester, Rockport, and Essex. I am running to offer a new style of advocacy, one based on energetic leadership and results oriented experience focused on:"

  • » Increasing Funding for Education and Sewer Rate Relief to Cape Ann.
  • » Providing Affordable Health Care and Housing to Residents.
  • » Developing our Commercial Base and our Creative Economy.




Ann-Margaret Ferrante
Has the educational background, the political experience and the proven track record to be the State Representative for the 5th Essex District - Gloucester, Rockport and Essex:

  • » Graduated from Tufts University with degrees in Economics and International Relations; Interned for Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II;
  • » Earned a law degree from Suffolk University Law School and established a law practice on Cape Ann;
  • » Collaborated with Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry and Congressman John Tierney on fisheries and senior citizen issues;
  • » Worked as a legislative aide to State Senator Bruce Tarr, representing Gloucester, Rockport and Essex;
  • » Helped raise millions of dollars for fishermen as the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Fisheries Recovery Commission;
  • » Successfully lobbied for the Community Choice Plan, allowing seniors to stay in their homes.

 

Trivia Question of the Week:

 

When was the first ship yard established in Essex?
Answer: In 1668 the town of Ipswich (Essex being part of Ipswich at the time) granted an acre of land “to build vessels and employ workmen to that end.” It is believed because of the number of saw mills in the town that ship building had begun earlier than that but this was the first official record.
Frame Up, Dana Story, page 15.S


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