Joshua M. Ferguson For U.S. House – KY-02
About Joshua

I’m Not a Politician. I’m a Fighter for We the People.

I didn’t grow up with money, power, or connections. I grew up with hard-working grandparents, tough lessons, and a front-row seat to what happens when government and systems forget about regular people. I’ve been poor, I’ve worked my way up, I’ve exposed corruption, and I’ve faced retaliation for it. Now I’m running for Congress to fight for We the People — not the insiders.

Who I Am

A Working-Class Kentuckian Who Refuses to Be Silenced

I’m Joshua M. Ferguson — a father, a worker, a former elected constable, and an investigative journalist who has gone up against powerful people and paid a price for telling the truth.

I’ve seen how government power can be used as a weapon: not to serve the people, but to silence them. When I began exposing corruption through my work with MuldraughRegister.com, I didn’t just face criticism — I faced direct threats, and then those threats were carried out.

A police official made it clear what would happen if I kept digging. When I didn’t back down, they pushed an outrageous 104 felony charges for something that should have been treated as an administrative matter. That wasn’t about justice. It was about sending a message: “Sit down and shut up.”

I didn’t. And I won’t.

I can’t be bought. I’m not afraid. I am unstoppable — not because I’m special, but because I know what it’s like to be on the receiving end of government abuse, and I refuse to let them do it to others without a fight.
Former Kentucky constable Investigative journalism at MuldraughRegister.com Fighting retaliation & abuse of power

Where I Come From

I didn’t grow up with two parents in the home. For most of my childhood, my grandparents — John and Shirley Ferguson — were the ones who stepped up. They were low-income, working-class people who showed up every single day, no excuses. They didn’t hand me things — they taught me things.

I was raised on life lessons: Work hard. Earn what you have. Fight for family. Stand up for what you believe in.

I spent my early years in Sandusky, Ohio, from 1990 to 1996, then moved to Elyria, where my work journey began — helping at the apartment complex my grandparents managed. Summers were filled with hard work before I ever got to enjoy the fun stuff. Whatever I earned didn’t go straight into my pocket; I had to put some in the bank. Saving was a requirement, not a suggestion.

Key Moments in My Journey

  • Early Hard Work Helping my grandparents manage an apartment complex, learning the value of work, savings, and responsibility.
  • Lifeguard at Kalahari Resorts At 16, back in Sandusky, working as a lifeguard and learning what it means to be responsible for other people’s lives.
  • Struggle & Public Housing In Portsmouth, Ohio, becoming a father, struggling to find work, living in public housing, and relying on SNAP just to get by.
  • Getting My CDL Making the decision not to give up — getting my CDL, working my way out of public housing, and earning $70,000–$100,000 a year.
  • Moving to Kentucky Meeting the mother of my youngest daughter in that same housing development, and choosing Kentucky as our fresh start in 2016.

A Personal Story — Why I Fight for Kentucky

I worked my way out of public housing. I rebuilt my life. I met the mother of my youngest daughter — who happened to be from Meade County, Kentucky. We met in the same housing development I once lived in. We decided we needed a fresh start, and Kentucky became that start.

In 2016, we moved — and it was the best decision I’ve ever made.

Ohio may be where I was born and raised. Kentucky is where I became who I am.

Kentucky is my home — where I live, where I work, where I found purpose, where I’m raising my family, and one day, where I’ll be laid to rest.

And because Kentucky is home, I will fight for it with everything I have.

Not as a career politician. Not as someone born into power or wealth. But as someone who has lived the struggles that real Kentuckians live every day.

I will fight for the people who work hard, who sacrifice, who don’t get handouts, who just want a fair chance — because that’s who raised me, and that’s who I am.

I will fight for Kentucky — because you always fight for your home.

What Drives Me

I’m running for Congress not because I want a fancy title or a D.C. lifestyle — I’m running because I’m tired of watching regular people get crushed while insiders and career politicians walk away untouched.

I’ve seen how retaliation works. I’ve seen how corruption gets buried. I’ve seen how families struggle while the people in power argue, posture, and do nothing meaningful to help.

When I say I will fight for We the People, I mean it. I will fight the way I’ve already shown I can: by standing up to powerful people, by refusing to be intimidated, and by refusing to sell out.

Unbought
I don’t have deep-pocket donors or corporate PAC bosses. That means no one buys my loyalty, and no one “owns” my vote in Congress.
Unafraid
When you’ve already had the system throw 104 felonies at you to try to shut you up, you learn not to scare easily. I won’t back down from doing what’s right.
Unstoppable
I will fight for Kentucky and for this country like I fight for my own family — with everything in me. They can come after me, but I’m not quitting on the people I serve.
For We the People
I believe government should fear the people, not the other way around. My first and only allegiance as a representative will be to the citizens of Kentucky’s 2nd District.
Against Corruption
I support tough penalties for public corruption and a truly independent entity to investigate complaints at every level so nothing gets buried.
Compassion & Common Sense
Whether it’s fighting for lower costs, supporting law enforcement, or backing federal cannabis reform after seeing how it helped my own grandfather, I believe in policies that are both moral and practical.

A Personal Story: My Grandfather & Medical Cannabis

Some issues are political for other people, but personal for me. One of those is cannabis reform. I watched my grandfather struggle with his hands shaking so badly he couldn’t even drink a cup of coffee. Then I watched him use legal cannabis from an Ohio dispensary — and the shaking eased up almost instantly.

That moment stuck with me. It wasn’t about headlines or talking points. It was about a man who had worked his whole life finally getting a bit of relief and dignity.

That’s why I support legalizing cannabis at the federal level the right way: protecting patients, respecting state programs, and using the billions in potential tax revenue to ease the burden on working families, invest in infrastructure, and support veterans and those battling addiction.

I Can’t Be Bought — I’m Running With We the People, For the People

I’m just a little guy. I don’t have deep pockets or a D.C. machine behind me. What I do have is fight — and I will fight for the people of Kentucky like I fight for my own kids and my own family.

I’m running with We the People and for the people. That means I will never forget where I came from, and I will never trade your trust for a lobbyist check or a backroom deal.

My Promise to You

I know what it feels like to choose which bill gets paid this month. I know what it feels like to be on public assistance and then work my way up. I know what it feels like to have government used against you. That’s why I’m running — so someone in Congress finally fights for people like us.

This isn’t about titles, perks, or being part of the “club.” This is about making sure that the people who work hard, sacrifice, and don’t get handouts finally have someone in Washington who understands their struggle and has their back.

Unbought
Unafraid
Unstoppable
I will never forget: this seat — if you give it to me — does not belong to me. It belongs to We the People. I’m just the one you send to do the fighting.
Unbought · Unafraid · Unstoppable — I’m not in this for money or titles. I’m in this for Kentucky, for this country, and for We the People.