Legislator Details


Rosetta A. Ferguson
AKA:
Number of sessions served 7
Sessions served
Gender: Female
Age at election: 44

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 7/1/1920
City: Florence, MS
County: Rankin County, MS
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 11/18/2015
City:
County:
Country:
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Florence, MS
County: Rankin County, MS
Country: US
Cemetery:

Marital Information:
married in 1935; children: 4, Linda, Prince Michael, Huey A. and Maurice

Number of Children: 4

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: businesswoman
Race: African American or Negro or Black

Education:
attended public schools in New Orleans & Detroit; attended Detroit Institute of Technology.

Biographical Sketch:
Member NAACP.

Notable Facts:
Best known for her ferocious opposition to drugs, especially the legalization of marijuana, and abortion. Pushed for more ethnic coverage in history textbooks. Notorious for a 1977 House floor incident where she threw a glass ashtray at Rep. Perry Bullard, hitting him in the head.

Sessions Served:

Seventy-Ninth Legislature, 1977-1978
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Civil Rights , Public Safety , Roads and Bridges , Social Services & Youth
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 20
District Description: City of Detroit tracts 1-2, 33, 35 (Blocks 303, 401-10), 501-3, 505-9, 511-3, 514 (Less: Blocks 101-6), 515, 517-8, 519 (Blocks 105-6, 201-2, 305-8, 401-2), 524 (Block 211), 525 (Blocks 301-7, 401-7), 526 (Less: Blocks 101-3), 527 (Less: Blocks 101-9, 318-25), 529-30, 531 (Less: Blocks 102-4, 203-4, 303, 305), 756 (Less: Block 101), 757-60, 761 (Less: Blocks 101-11), 762 (Blocks 105-6, 202-3, 206, 301, 304-5), 766 (Blocks 204-6, 301-2, 305-6), 767, 768 (Blocks 103-6, 201, 203-61, 772 (Blocks 201-3, 205-6), 773, 774 (Blocks 302-6), 775 (Blocks 106-7, 201-4) in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/2/1976
Date Sworn In: 1/12/1977
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: Chose not to run
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Majority Vice-Chair of the Committee on Civil Rights; Chair of the Committee on Social Services and Youth
Seventy-Eighth Legislature, 1975-1976
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Civil Rights , Public Safety , Roads and Bridges , Social Services & Youth
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 20
District Description: City of Detroit tracts 1-2, 33, 35 (Blocks 303, 401-10), 501-3, 505-9, 511-3, 514 (Less: Blocks 101-6), 515, 517-8, 519 (Blocks 105-6, 201-2, 305-8, 401-2), 524 (Block 211), 525 (Blocks 301-7, 401-7), 526 (Less: Blocks 101-3), 527 (Less: Blocks 101-9, 318-25), 529-30, 531 (Less: Blocks 102-4, 203-4, 303, 305), 756 (Less: Block 101), 757-60, 761 (Less: Blocks 101-11), 762 (Blocks 105-6, 202-3, 206, 301, 304-5), 766 (Blocks 204-6, 301-2, 305-6), 767, 768 (Blocks 103-6, 201, 203-61, 772 (Blocks 201-3, 205-6), 773, 774 (Blocks 302-6), 775 (Blocks 106-7, 201-4) in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/5/1974
Date Sworn In: 1/8/1975
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair: Social Services. Vice-Chair: Civil Rights
Seventy-Seventh Legislature, 1973-1974
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Civil Rights , Public Safety , Roads and Bridges , Social Services and Corrections
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 20
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1972
Date Sworn In: 1/10/1973
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Seventy-Sixth Legislature, 1971-1972
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Civil Rights , Public Safety , Roads and Bridges , Social Services and Corrections
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 9
District Description: County of Wayne (part).

Date Elected: 11/3/1970
Date Sworn In: 1/13/1971
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Civil Rights,
Seventy-Fifth Legislature, 1969-1970
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Civil Rights , Public Safety , Roads and Bridges , Social Services and Corrections
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 9
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/5/1968
Date Sworn In: 1/8/1969
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Civil Rights
Seventy-Fourth Legislature, 1967-1968
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Civil Rights , Public Safety , Social Services and Corrections
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 9
District Description: Part of the city of Detroit in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/8/1966
Date Sworn In: 1/11/1967
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Vice-Chair of the Committee on Civil Rights
Seventy-Third Legislature, 1965-1966
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Aid to Handicapped, Colleges and Universities , Retirement , State Library
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 9
District Description: Part of the city of Detroit in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/4/1964
Date Sworn In: 1/13/1965
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the State Library; Vice-Chair of the Committee on Aid to Handicapped

Bibliography:

PolGryd; AALM p.33; Gongwer 11/2015
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