Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Ferrandino ta koma Sarasota, Florida a 2004 bayan da ta rayu mafi yawan aikinta a Arewa maso gabas. An zabe ta a matsayin shugaban Jam'iyyar Democrat ta Sarasota County kafin fara zaben shugaban kasa na 2008. A shekara ta 2008 Ferrandino ya yi aiki a matsayin wakili a taron kasa na Jam'iyyar Democrat
a Denver, Colorado, inda ta bayyana a cikin wakilai da aka yi hira da su don jerin bidiyo na New York Times.