Mass. Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, a Gloucester Democrat, dinged by campaign finance regulators

Mass. Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, a Gloucester Democrat, dinged by campaign finance regulators

Campaign finance regulators dinged a top Beacon Hill budget writer for taking in excess donations from lobbyists and filing late expense reports with the state, according to a filing from last week. Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, a Gloucester Democrat who serves as the vice chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, took in $1,025 in excess contribution from five lobbyists and did not immediately disclose the details of $29,301 in credit card pay…