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State Representative Ferguson announces bid for re-election

State Representative Deborah Ferguson today announces her intention to seek re-election for another two-year term to the Arkansas House of Representatives.

As a result of redistricting, her new House District 63 includes portions of Crittenden and St. Francis County.

She is running for the Democratic nomination in the primary to be held on May 24.

“It’s an honor to work for the people of my district, and the Delta, and I hope to continue to serve because there is much more to accomplish to improve the lives of all Arkansans,” said Ferguson. “As a State Representative I have worked to help create jobs, improve our public schools and increase access to quality healthcare. I am pleased with what we’ve been able to achieve for the people of Arkansas by working together.”

First elected in 2012, Ferguson said she has made a significant impact on improving the quality of life for all Arkansans, garnering her numerous awards for her legislative work. The Arkansas Municipal League, the Banker’s Association, the Chamber of

Commerce, the Arkansas Medical Society, and the Arkansas Dental Association have all recognized her as an Outstanding Legislator. She was additionally honored by The Community Health Centers of Arkansas who recognized her with the Legislative Advocacy Award.

Prior to entering public service, Ferguson was a dentist for 25 years and owned her own practice in West Memphis.

(Continued from Page 1) Ferguson said her medical training makes her a leader on a variety of important healthcare issues in the Arkansas General Assembly where she has served as vicechair of the House Public, Health, Welfare and Labor Committee and co-chair of the Joint Legislative Council Arkansas Insurance Marketplace Subcommittee.

As a State Representative, Ferguson serves on the Arkansas Legislative Council, House Rules, and the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Hospital and Medicaid Subcommittee. She has served as the House Legislative Girl’s State Chair twice. “I attended Girl’s State as a high school student and it has had a lasting influence on my respect for public service,” Ferguson said.

Ferguson has spent decades working in her community with a variety of non-profits and charities. She has served as a Guardian Ad Litem for foster children, a head coach for Odyssey of the Mind, and has worked with organizations such as the West Memphis Chamber of Commerce, the Arkansas Arts Council, Delta Arts Council and the American Heart

Association. She previously served as the finance chair for Junior Auxiliary and taught elementary Sunday school for 10 years at the West Memphis First United Methodist Church.

Her tireless efforts have also extended nationally, she said.

Ferguson was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislators and serves on the NCSL Health Innovation Task Force. She completed an NCSL Maternal and Infant Mortality Fellowship and sponsored legislation to create the Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Her work with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy lead to the creation of the Arkansas Campaign to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancy. She served on the governor’s 2015 Healthcare Task Force to reform Medicaid. Additionally, she is the secretary of the National Council of Insurance Legislators and the State Director of Women in Government.

Ferguson lives in West Memphis with her husband, Dr. Scott Ferguson. They are the proud parents of three children and two grandchildren.

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