State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante died early Thanksgiving morning after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, her office announced . She was 53.

Ferrante was first elected to represent the 5th Essex District in the House of Representatives in 2008. Her district includes Essex, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Gloucester. She was Vice Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means at the time of her death.

Ferrante was a lifelong Gloucester resident who was the daughter of a fisherman and a school librarian. She attended Tufts University and graduated with a double major in economics and international relations. Ferrante then earned a law degree at Suffolk University and a master’s in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Before being elected to the Leg

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