Michael Ferguson received the endorsement of the Pomfret Democrats for Fredonia mayor.

Fredonia resident Michael J. Ferguson has announced his intention to run for the position of Mayor of the village of Fredonia this November.

A resident of the community for more than 30 years, Ferguson has decided that the time has come to re-enter the campaign trail after a five year hiatus. Ferguson ran for County Executive against now State Senator, George Borrello in the 2017 election season.

“The Fredonia community has always been a wonderful place to live, but our county continues to lose residents who are choosing to leave our state. It’s time to plug the dam, fix our issues and rebuild a culture of teamwork, and conclusion of needs. The optics are that nothing is getting done, that there are too many long-standing issues that still sit on the docket. It’s time to go to our state leaders, work in cooperation with our surrounding communities and create a vibrant, creative and financially stable community where people will want to live, grow and continue to enjoy for generations to come,” he said.

Ferguson’s career has taken him from professional sports as an athlete and later as Vice President and General Manager of several professional sports teams. He also served as Executive Director and General Manager of the Jamestown Savings Bank Arena (now Northwest Arena) where he and his team worked with government officials to bring world-wide events, entertainment and franchises to Chautauqua County. He also served as President of the Chautauqua County Visitors Board of Directors and many other community organizations. He currently serves as the Regional Sales and Marketing Director of Fredonia Place and Fredonia Place of Williamsville.

“I have been involved with our government from the local level to state and federal levels at every stage of my career,” said Ferguson. “It’s important to be able to work across the aisle to accomplish what needs to get done. If you wait for it to come to you, you’re going to be waiting a very long time.”