Blake Farenthold
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 27th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Solomon Ortiz |
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Randolph Blake Farenthold December 12, 1961 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Debbie Farenthold |
| Children | Morgan and Amanda Farenthold |
| Residence | Corpus Christi, Texas |
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University of Texas St. Mary's University |
| Occupation | Attorney/Consultant |
Randolph Blake Farenthold/ˈfærənˌθɒld/ (born December 12, 1961) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 27th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Farenthold was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Mary Sue (née Ogg) and George Randolph "Randy" Farenthold. His paternal grandfather, George Edward Farenthold, was a Belgian immigrant who was the descendant of an aristocratic industrialist family and worked in the oil industry in Texas. Farenthold attended Incarnate Word Academy and the University of Texas at Austin where he received a bachelor of science degree in Radio, Television, and Film. He also graduated from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio.
Farenthold's pre-political career includes working as a radio disc jockey in high school and college, seven years of practicing law at the Kleberg Law Firm in Corpus Christi, and founding Farenthold Consulting LLC, a computer consulting and web design firm.
Farenthold co-hosted Lago in the Morning, a conservative talk radio program on KKTX radio, until he began his political campaign.
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