Currently, Ann-Margaret is the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and sits on the House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, House Committee on Operations, Facilities and Building Security, and the House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling. She has previously served as the First Division Chair of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, and House Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, as well as a member of several other committees. In addition, she is the House Chair of the Tech Hub Caucus and serves on the Gaming Policy Advisory Committee. In all of these roles, she has been a dedicated and persistent advocate on behalf of the people of Cape Ann.
Representative Ferrante has been a long-time supporter of the veterans of Cape Ann. She co-sponsored the legislation that designated the Route 128 extension as a Purple Heart Highway to pay tribute to those veterans who received the Purple Heart after being injured during their time of service. She also voted for the Valor Act – a bill that expands financial, housing and education benefits and many other services to veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families. Representative Ferrante also started the “Flag Initiative” where every school in Gloucester would receive two flags, one representing the Commonwealth and the second being the POW flag. She began this initiative in November 2013 at the Veteran’s School where fifth graders wrote essays titled “What Veteran’s Day Means to Me.”