David Farabee | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 69th district | |
In office 1999–2011 | |
Preceded by | John Hirschi |
Succeeded by | Lanham Lyne |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
David L. Farabee is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives. [1] He represented Wichita Falls for six terms,beginning with his first electoral victory in 1998. [2]
Despite Wichita Falls being a strongly conservative district,David Farabee won his races as a Democrat,primarily based on name recognition. [3] His father Ray Farabee was an attorney who served in the Texas Senate and as general counsel for the University of Texas System. [2]
In 2007,the Austin Chronicle named Farabee and fellow legislator Joe Heflin as "the most conservative Dems" in the legislature. [4]
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