"State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante died early Thanksgiving morning after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, her office announced. She was 53. Ferrante was first elected to represent the 5th Essex District in the House of Representatives in 2008. Her district includes Essex, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Gloucester. She was Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means at the time of her death. Ferrante was a lifelong Gloucester resident who was the daughter of a fisherman and a school librarian."
"She attended Tufts University and graduated with a double major in economics and international relations. Ferrante then earned a law degree at Suffolk University and a master's in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Before being elected to the Legislature, Ferrante practiced law in Gloucester, specializing in land use issues and fisheries. In office, she focused her advocacy efforts on the disabled, veterans, small businesses, fisheries, and economic development in Cape Ann, according to her office."
Ann-Margaret Ferrante died early Thanksgiving morning at age 53 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She represented the 5th Essex District—Essex, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Gloucester—after first being elected in 2008 and served as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means. A lifelong Gloucester resident and daughter of a fisherman and a school librarian, she held degrees from Tufts, Suffolk Law, and Harvard Kennedy School. Ferrante practiced law in Gloucester focusing on land use and fisheries before public office. Her legislative priorities included support for the disabled, veterans, small businesses, fisheries, vocational programs, marine biotechnology, cultural districts, tourism, and the arts. She was diagnosed in 2021 and continued living fully despite the prognosis.
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