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Frank Farkas is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives.
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Frank Farkas is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives.
Farkas was born on May 17, 1956, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] He is a graduate of St. Petersburg Junior College, Palmer College of Chiropractic and Eckerd College. Farkas is married to Toni Lee Witkowski and has two children. He is Roman Catholic.
Farkas was a member of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2006. He is a Republican.
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