In 1994, Timothy Ferguson was first elected to the Maryland State Senate to represent District 4, which covers parts of Carroll and Frederick Counties.
In that election, he defeated Democratic challenger George Littrell, a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
[2] In 2002, Ferguson ran for reelection, but was overwhelmingly defeated by fellow Republican and former Maryland Delegate David R. Brinkley in the primary election.
He has spoken at ICM Annual conferences and formed a corporation, ARTIS Professionals, LLC, for consultation and implementation of program acquisition process improvements and configuration management.
According to Ferguson and others, the bill would have easily defeated the filibuster in its original form, leaving gun rights advocates with no concessions.