Quick Facts
Biography
Anderson "Drew" Ferguson IV (born November 15, 1966) is an American dentist and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 3rd congressional district. A Republican, he served as the mayor of West Point, Georgia.
Ferguson was born in Langdale, Alabama in 1966 and graduated from the University of Georgia, and the Medical College of Georgia. He served as an alderman for West Point, and then as mayor of West Point from 2008 through 2016, when he resigned to focus on his race for the House of Representatives. He defeated Democratic Party nominee Angela Pendley in the November 2016 general election.
U.S. House of Representatives
Tenure
Rep. Ferguson was sworn into office January 3, 2017.
Ferguson voted in favor of the American Health Care Act of 2017 on May 4, 2017.
Committee assignments
- Committee on the Budget
- Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Personal life
Ferguson and his wife, Elizabeth, have four children.