Jessica Farrar
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 148th district |
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Assumed office January 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Yolanda Navarro Flores |
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November 26, 1966 Houston, Texas, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Marco Sanchez |
| Residence | Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Houston |
| Profession | State Representative |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
Jessica Christina Farrar is a United States politician and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. She was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1994 at the age of 27, and she is the longest serving Hispanic member from Harris County in the Texas House of Representatives.
Farrar currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and is a member on the House Committee on State Affairs. In addition, Representative Farrar serves as the Chairwoman of the Texas House Women’s Health Caucus. During the 82nd Legislative session, she served as the Leader of the Texas House Democratic Caucus.
Farrar was raised in Houston and graduated from Lamar High School in 1984. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Texas School of Law.
In 1994, Farrar was elected to the Texas House of Representatives at the age of 27. She has since represented district 148, which is located in Houston, Texas.
In 2017 Farrar introduced legislation to fine men for masturbation
Each legislative session, Farrar introduces a bill to abolish the death penalty in Texas.
In 2003, Farrar sponsored legislation that would prohibit employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity.
In 2009, she proposed a bill that would recognize postpartum psychosis as a defense for mothers who kill their infants. Under the terms of the proposed legislation, if jurors concluded that a mother's "judgment was impaired as a result of the effects of giving birth or the effects of lactation following the birth," they would be allowed to convict her of the crime of infanticide, rather than murder. The maximum penalty for infanticide would be two years in prison. Farrar's introduction of this bill prompted liberal bioethics scholar Jacob M. Appel to call her "the bravest politician in America."
In 2011, Farrar introduced legislation that would prohibit peace officers from inquiring as to the immigration or nationality status of a witness or victim in a criminal investigation.
In May 2003, Farrar helped to organize a group of Texas House Democrats who left Texas for Ardmore, Oklahoma. The absence of 52 House Democrats prevented Republican passage of the redistricting plan during the 2003 regular session. The Killer Ds were followed by a group of 11 Senators, called the Texas Eleven, who fled the state in August 2003 for the same reasons.
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