Rep. Ferguson has represented the 1st Worcester District, consisting of Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling precinct 1, and Westminster precinct 2, since her election in 2010. She currently serves as the House First Assistant Minority Leader and sits on the Joint Committee on Higher Education and the Special Joint Committee on Redistricting. Rep. Ferguson is a State Director for Women in Government and is a member of the MA Caucus of Women Legislators. She holds a Master of Science degree in Speech Language Pathology and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Education Leadership and Management, and has been an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate Department at Framingham State University and Fitchburg State University.