Mike Ferguson lives in Columbia, Missouri with his two children, Austin and Amber. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Charter Oak State College with a concentration in Communications.

He is the host of “The Mike Ferguson Show”, which airs weekdays from 4:00 to 6:00pm on KSSZ (“Hot Talk 93.9 The Eagle”) in central Missouri. He also anchors both the morning and afternoon news for KLJC (“Calvary 88.5”) in Kansas City.

In addition to hosting the talk show, Mike anchors the afternoon news on KSSZ and reports for the Zimmer News Network, which includes KWOS is Jefferson City. His media experience also includes television and newspaper journalism.

He is the founder and President of Focal Point Communications (www.focalpointcommunications.net).

Politically, Mike’s experience includes both local and statewide work. Some of his accomplishments and experiences:

·  Named to the Missouri State Plan Committee by then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt in 2003, where he worked with representatives of political parties, special interest groups and various governmental organizations to develop Missouri’s plan for improving our election process. The Missouri State Plan Committee was created in response to the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

·  Selected to receive the “Champion of Freedom Award” by the Missouri Libertarian Party in 2003.

·  Appeared on national television several times. Mike has been on C-SPAN twice; once while hosting a Libertarian Presidential Candidates’ forum that he organized in 2003 and again when he was a nominating speaker at the Libertarian National Convention in both 2004 and 2008. Mike also appeared as a guest on the then-nationally syndicated “On Main Street” in 2002 to discuss financial planning and has been a guest on FOX News’ “Freedom Watch”.

·  Was the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Missouri Lieutenant Governor in 2004. During that campaign, Mike became the first Libertarian candidate in Missouri’s history to be endorsed by a statewide newspaper. The Missouri State Post made the endorsement.

·  Appointed to the City of Grandview’s Transportation Committee by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen in April of 2005, where he represented the city’s Ward III until being elected to the Board of Aldermen. He was elected Chair of the committee in 2006, 2007, 2008 and again in 2009.

·  In April 2007, Mike was elected to the non-partisan Board of Directors of Jackson County Public Water District No. 1, where he represented a portion of the City of Grandview. He won the two-way race with over 72% of the vote.

·  Named to the Grandview Planning Commission by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen in January of 2008.

·  In 2008, he was selected to receive the Libertarian National Committee’s Thomas Paine Award for excellence in political outreach and communicating the message of liberty and smaller government.

·  Served as the National Field Director for former Congressman Bob Barr’s Libertarian Presidential campaign in 2008.

·  Mike briefly served on the Grandview Board of Aldermen (elected in 2009), leaving office to join the Zimmer Radio Group in Columbia.

Mike is an avid baseball fan and a Missouri Tigers fan. His personal interests include reading and fitness. Mike’s favorite topics to read about are history (particularly biographies and autobiographies), economics and current events.