Meet Dana Ferguson
Dana Ferguson is a senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Dana graduated from DePauw University in 2014 with a B.A. degree in Communications and Spanish. She was an active member of the Media Fellows Program during her time there.
Prior to joining MPR News, Dana covered Minnesota politics and state government for Forum News Service. She has also reported on state legislatures in South Dakota for the Argus Leader, and in Wisconsin for the Associated Press and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
A native of St. Louis Park, Dana now resides in St. Paul. Fluent in Spanish, she is always open to receiving story ideas, recipes, and running tips from MPR readers and listeners.
Recent Contributions
- As campaign nears finish, Walz adds dashes of digs to his portions of joy
- Control of the Minnesota House is up for grabs this fall. Here are 14 races to watch
- VP hopefuls make Midwest push as Vance pops in on Minnesota, Walz swings through Wisconsin
- Business groups push back after Walz says they supported paid leave program
- Minnesota Republicans seek a reset after two years of DFL trifecta in St. Paul
- What we gleaned from key moments of the Walz-Vance debate in New York
- Walz and Vance prepare to introduce themselves on the national stage at Tuesday night debate
- Walz, Vance split on abortion, border, economic policies in issues-driven debate
- What Tim Walz's past debate performances reveal about how he may take on JD Vance
- Minnesota Poll: Walz approval rating holds steady amid VP run, has narrow edge in favorability