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Larry Farnese
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His district includes parts of Philadelphia, including the neighborhoods of Bella Vista, Chinatown, East Passyunk Crossing, Eastwick, Fairmount, Fishtown, Girard Estate, Grays Ferry, Hawthorne, Logan Square, Lower Kensington, Northern Liberties, Old City, Packer Park, Pennsport, Point Breeze, Portuguese Richmond, Queen Village, Rittenhouse Square, Society Hill, Washington West, and Whitman. Farnese was born in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. 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 works, of counsel, as an attorney with Archer & Griner, Personal Computer. In 2006, Farnese challenged 10-term incumbent Babette Josephs in the Democratic primary for the 182nd District in the State House. 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 general election, he easily defeated Republican businessman Jack Morley by a margin of 81%-19%.
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He is currently a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate, representing the 1st District since 2009.
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