Larry Farnese
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Lawrence M. "Larry" Farnese, Jr. (born June 1, 1968) is an American
attorney and politician. He is currently a Democratic
member of the Pennsylvania Senate, representing the 1st District
since 2009. His district includes parts of Philadelphia, including the neighborhoods of Bella Vista
, Chinatown
, Eastwick
, Fairmount
, Fishtown
, Girard Estate
, Grays Ferry
, Hawthorne
, Logan Square
, Lower Kensington
, Northern Liberties
, Old City
, Packer Park
, Pennsport
, Point Breeze
, Port Richmond
, Queen Village
, Rittenhouse Square
, Society Hill
, Washington West
, and Whitman
.
, Pennsylvania
. His father, Andrew M. Farnese, served as president of the Philadelphia Board of Education
and chairman of the Philadelphia Gas Commission. After graduating from Malvern Preparatory School
, he attended Villanova University
, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in political science in 1990. He received a Juris Doctor
from Temple University School of Law
in 1994, and was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania (1999) and New Jersey
(1994). He worked as an attorney with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
In 2006, Farnese challenged 10-term incumbent Babette Josephs
in the Democratic
primary for the 182nd District
in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
. He was narrowly defeated, losing by a margin of 237 votes.
In 2008, following the retirement of embattled incumbent Vince Fumo, Farnese ran for the Pennsylvania Senate in the 1st District
. In the Democratic primary, he faced union leader John Dougherty and community activist Anne Dicker; he ultimately won the election with 43%, receiving 30,879 votes. In the general election, he easily defeated Republican
businessman Jack Morley by a margin of 81%-19%.
United States
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attorney and politician. He is currently a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the Pennsylvania Senate, representing the 1st District
Pennsylvania Senate, District 1
The 1st Pennsylvania Senate District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:* City of Philadelphia ** Ward 01** Ward 02** Ward 05** Ward 08** Ward 14** Ward 15...
since 2009. His district includes parts of Philadelphia, including the neighborhoods of Bella Vista
Bella Vista, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bella Vista, Italian for "beautiful sight", is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It is bounded by 6th Street, 11th Street, South Street, and Washington Avenue....
, Chinatown
Chinatown, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood located within the Center City district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
, Eastwick
Eastwick, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eastwick is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the southwesternmost neighborhood in the city, bordering Philadelphia International Airport and the city line with Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Cobbs Creek and Darby Creek. The Elmwood Park...
, Fairmount
Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fairmount is a United States neighborhood in the North Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name "Fairmount" itself derives from the prominent hill on which the Philadelphia Museum of Art now sits, and where William Penn originally intended to build his own manor house...
, Fishtown
Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fishtown is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located immediately northeast of Center City, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Frankford Avenue, and York Street...
, Girard Estate
Girard Estate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Girard Estate, also known as Girard Estates, is part of South Philadelphia. Its boundaries stretch from Mifflin Street on the north to the south side of Pollock Street on the south, and from the west side of Broad Street on the east to 22nd Street on the west...
, Grays Ferry
Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grays Ferry, also known as Gray's Ferry, is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia bounded by 25th Street on the east, the Schuylkill River on the west, Vare Avenue on the south, and Grays Ferry Avenue on the north. The section of this neighborhood west of 34th Street is also known as The Forgotten...
, Hawthorne
Hawthorne, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hawthorne is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located between Broad Street and 11th Street, and extends from South Street to Washington Avenue.-Background:...
, Logan Square
Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Logan Square is a name given to the area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies north of Market Street, south of Spring Garden Street, west of Broad Street, and east of the Schuylkill River. This contains the Franklintown neighborhood. It also contains Penn Center and much of Philadelphia's...
, Lower Kensington
Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kensington is a neighborhood in the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is between the Lower Northeast section of Philadelphia and North Philadelphia. Not to be confused with the former Kensington District, now commonly referred to as Fishtown, the area modernly referred to as...
, Northern Liberties
Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-Boundaries:Northern Liberties is located north of Center City and is bordered by Girard Avenue to the north; Callowhill Street to the south; North 6th Street to the west; and the Delaware River to the east...
, Old City
Old City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old City is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in the area near e Delaware River where William Penn and the Quakers first settled...
, Packer Park
Packer Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that includes 1,200 homes built in two unique builder developments of Packer Park 1950s and Brinton Estates 1990s. It is one of four residential communities that form Philadelphia's Sports...
, Pennsport
Pennsport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.Pennsport is home to a large working Irish American population and many Mummer clubs. It was also the site of a controversial push for casinos along the Philadelphia waterfront...
, Point Breeze
Point Breeze, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Point Breeze is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is generally bound by 25th Street to the west, Washington Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Mifflin Street to the south, although the sections between 18th Street and...
, Port Richmond
Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Port Richmond, also referred to as simply Richmond, is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is notable for its extremely large Polish immigrant and Polish American community. The neighborhood is also home to sizable Irish, German and Italian communities as...
, Queen Village
Queen Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Queen Village is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just south of the Center City district. It is bounded approximately by Lombard Street to the north , Washington Avenue to the south, the Delaware River to the east, and 6th Street to the west...
, Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century in central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park cuts off 19th Street at Walnut Street and also at a half block above Manning Street. Its boundaries are...
, Society Hill
Society Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Society Hill is a neighborhood in the Center City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood, loosely defined as bounded by Walnut, Lombard, Front and 7th Streets, contains the largest concentration of original 18th- and early 19th-century architecture of any place in...
, Washington West
Washington Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Gayborhood is a neighborhood in downtown, or Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Walnut and South Streets, bordering on the Independence Mall tourist area directly northeast, Market East to the...
, and Whitman
Whitman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Whitman is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded on the west by Sixth Street, on the east by Front Street, on the south by Bigler Street, and on the north by Snyder Avenue...
.
Biography
Farnese was born in Drexel HillDrexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill is a census-designated place in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel Hill is located southwest of Center City, Philadelphia and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. His father, Andrew M. Farnese, served as president of the Philadelphia Board of Education
School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is a school district based in the School District of Philadelphia Education Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes all public schools in the city of Philadelphia. Established in 1818, it is the eighth largest school district in the nation.The School...
and chairman of the Philadelphia Gas Commission. After graduating from Malvern Preparatory School
Malvern Preparatory School
Malvern Preparatory School, commonly referred to as Malvern Prep, is an independent Catholic middle and high school for boys located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It was started and is still run by Order of Saint Augustine...
, he attended Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in political science in 1990. He received a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Temple University School of Law
Temple University Beasley School of Law
The Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law is the law school and a constituent academic unit of Temple University. Informally referred to as Temple Law School, the school is located at the Main Campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Temple University James E...
in 1994, and was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania (1999) and New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
(1994). He worked as an attorney with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
In 2006, Farnese challenged 10-term incumbent Babette Josephs
Babette Josephs
Babette Josephs is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Rep. Josephs was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1984 and represents the 182nd Legislative District, which encompasses Center City and South Philadelphia...
in the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
primary for the 182nd District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 182
The 182nd Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:* Philadelphia **Ward 02 [PART, Divisions 04, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 18, 19, 22, 23 and 24],...
in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
. He was narrowly defeated, losing by a margin of 237 votes.
In 2008, following the retirement of embattled incumbent Vince Fumo, Farnese ran for the Pennsylvania Senate in the 1st District
Pennsylvania Senate, District 1
The 1st Pennsylvania Senate District is located in Philadelphia County and includes the following areas:* City of Philadelphia ** Ward 01** Ward 02** Ward 05** Ward 08** Ward 14** Ward 15...
. In the Democratic primary, he faced union leader John Dougherty and community activist Anne Dicker; he ultimately won the election with 43%, receiving 30,879 votes. In the general election, he easily defeated Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
businessman Jack Morley by a margin of 81%-19%.
External links
- State Senator Larry Farnese official PA Senate website
- Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus - Larry Farnese
- Larry Farnese - Democrat for State Senate official campaign website