Jim Ferlo
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Ferlo at an anti-war protest, 2006
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 38th district |
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| In office January 7, 2003 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Leonard Bodack |
| Succeeded by | Randy Vulakovich |
| President of the Pittsburgh City Council | |
| In office January 3, 1994 – January 6, 1998[1] |
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| Preceded by | Jack Wagner |
| Succeeded by | Bob O'Connor |
| Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 7th District[a] | |
| In office January 4, 1988 – January 7, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Grabowski |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Bodack, Jr.[2] |
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| Born | June 19, 1951 Rome, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | None (single) |
| Residence | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | senatorferlo.com |
| a.^ Ferlo was originally elected to Grabowski's at-large seat, but won re-election after a voter-approved referendum divided City Council seats into districts.[3][4][5] | |
James "Jim" Ferlo (born June 19, 1951) was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 38th Senatorial District from 2003-2015. His district consisted of parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties.[6] He did not run for reelection in 2014.[7]
Background and career
Ferlo was born to Italian immigrant parents in the small upstate town of Rome, New York, and credits part of his legislative effectiveness as being one of ten siblings.
Ferlo was a liberal community activist in the City of Pittsburgh before being elected to Pittsburgh City Council in 1987. He served on council for 15 years until his election to the State Senate in 2002. Ferlo served as president of City Council from 1994 to 1997. He currently lives in Pittsburgh's Highland Park section.
A Democrat, Ferlo was elected to the state senate in 2002, receiving 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for Republican candidate Ted Tomson. In 2003, the political website PoliticsPA named him to "The Best of the Freshman Class" list.[8] Ferlo was overwhelmingly re-elected in 2006 in his heavily Democratic district. In that race, Ferlo received 84 percent of the vote, while his opponent Joe Murphy of the Constitution Party received 16 percent.
Personal life
Ferlo came out as gay on September 23, 2014, thus becoming the Pennsylvania Senate's first openly gay legislator. [9][10]
References
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- ↑ James Ferlo Papers, 1963-2002, AIS 1998.02, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
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- ↑ "Pennsylvania lawmakers push to change hate crime law". WPVI-DT, September 23, 2014.
External links
- Pennsylvania State Senate - Jim Ferlo official PA Senate website
- Ferlo for Senate official caucus website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Jim Ferlo (PA) profile
- Follow the Money – Jim Ferlo
- James Ferlo Papers, 1963-2002, AIS 1998.02, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
