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Trey Ferguson has a bachelor's degree in mathematics education from North Carolina State University and a law degree from Campbell University. He is a Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church.

Trey is a local government lawyer at Sumrell Sugg, P.A. He previously worked as a high school math teacher and a civil litigator.

James Ferguson (New Bern Alderman Ward 1, North Carolina ...

James's campaign for New Bern Alderman, Ward 1 is his first entry into politics. 

2025 NC October General

Advocates for developments that benefit families and businesses.

Advocates for "developments that benefit families and businesses."

Supports expanding and diversifying downtown entrepreneurship by partnering with Swiss Bear to enhance grant programs and technical support, focusing on retail and residential services to create a vibrant, inclusive downtown.

Supports expanding and diversifying downtown entrepreneurship using grant programs and technical support, focusing on retail and residential services.

Supports creating targeted tax incentives and utility plans to attract larger businesses to New Bern and Craven County.

- Advocates for "developments that benefit families and businesses."
- Supports expanding and diversifying downtown entrepreneurship using grant programs and technical support, focusing on retail and residential services.
- Supports creating targeted tax incentives and utility plans to attract larger businesses to New Bern and Craven County.

Economy

Supports maintaining and enhancing quality public services.

Supports maintaining and improving public services.

Supports expanding Parks & Recreation youth programming to include job training, after-school activities, and summer programs.

Plans to enhance public services by holding regular listening sessions and town halls, providing routine electronic updates, and improving online engagement tools to encourage community input on major projects and decisions.

Plans to hold regular listening sessions and town halls and to encourage community input on major projects and decisions.

Supports accessible budget and project reporting to promote accountability and help residents track progress on community priorities.

- Supports maintaining and improving public services.
- Supports expanding Parks & Recreation youth programming to include job training, after-school activities, and summer programs.
- Plans to hold regular listening sessions and town halls and to encourage community input on major projects and decisions.
- Supports accessible budget and project reporting to promote accountability and help residents track progress on community priorities.

Public Services

Supports sustainable growth in New Bern that preserves the city's "rich history and charm" and advocates for developments that benefit families and businesses.

Supports sustainable growth in New Bern that preserves the city's "rich history and charm."

Supports using the Redevelopment Commission to bank vacant or blighted lots for future affordable housing, offering workshops for first-time homebuyers, and educating current homeowners about low-cost repairs, storm preparation, and major rehab projects.

Supports offering workshops for first-time homebuyers and educating current homeowners about low-cost repairs, storm preparation, and major home projects.

- Supports sustainable growth in New Bern that preserves the city's "rich history and charm."
- Supports offering workshops for first-time homebuyers and educating current homeowners about low-cost repairs, storm preparation, and major home projects.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to prioritize improving public safety and investing in infrastructure.

- Plans to prioritize improving public safety and investing in infrastructure.

Public Safety

Supports strengthening infrastructure with stormwater upgrades, including targeted drainage in flood-prone areas, green infrastructure like rain gardens and permeable pavement, and planning to ensure infrastructure meets growth demands.

Supports stormwater upgrades, such as targeted drainage in flood-prone areas and green infrastructure like rain gardens and absorbent pavement.

Supports prioritizing infrastructure investments to improve roads, sidewalks, lighting, and stormwater management in areas ready for development.

Supports investmenting in road, sidewalk, lighting, and stormwater management upgrades.

- Supports stormwater upgrades, such as targeted drainage in flood-prone areas and green infrastructure like rain gardens and absorbent pavement.
- Supports investmenting in road, sidewalk, lighting, and stormwater management upgrades.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports strengthening workforce development by expanding educational partnerships and creating job training and apprenticeship opportunities.

- Supports strengthening workforce development by expanding educational partnerships and creating job training and apprenticeship opportunities.

Education

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James (Trey) Ferguson

Plans to prioritize public safety and invest in infrastructure.

As of July 31, 2025, James (Trey) Ferguson did not have a website or any information online.