Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (born June 1, 1968) is an American attorney and politician. He was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate where he represented the 1st District from 2009 until November 30, 2020.[1][2] Farnese was the Democratic ward leader of the 8th ward in Philadelphia.[3]
In 2008, following the retirement of embattled incumbent Vince Fumo, Farnese ran for the Pennsylvania Senate in the 1st District. In the Democratic primary, he faced union leader Johnny Dougherty and community activist Anne Dicker; he ultimately won the election with 43%, receiving 30,879 votes.[8] In the general election, he easily defeated Republican businessman Jack Morley with 81% of the vote.[9]
Farnese was indicted in 2016[10] by the federal government for allegedly buying the vote of a committeewoman to keep his seat as the Democratic Ward Leader for Philadelphia's Eighth Ward. The indictment was taken to trial in January 2017,[11] with allegations that Farnese paid $6,000 in campaign funds towards the education of committee person Ellen Chapman's daughter to secure her vote, and thus his seat as Ward Leader.[11][12] Farnese and his legal team denied the charges against him in court, asserting that what the government describes as a clear case of bribery is within the realm of state campaign finance laws. On February 1, 2017 Farnese was acquitted of all thirteen charges against him.[13] Farnese made a bid for re-election in 2020, but was defeated by a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, journalist Nikil Saval.[2]
^ ab"About Larry". Larry Farnese For Judge. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
^ abTanenbaum, Michael (June 2, 2020). "Progressive Nikil Saval unseats incumbent Sen. Larry Farnese in Pa. Senate's 1st District primary". Philadelphia Voice. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^Geeting, Jon (2022-06-22). "What we know about Philly's new ward leaders". The Philadelphia Citizen. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
^ abc. Archer & Greiner, P.C. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.
^Morrison, John F. (2003-10-14). "Andrew N. Farnese, longtime lawyer and friend to schools". Philadelphia Daily News.
larry, farnese, lawrence, farnese, born, june, 1968, american, attorney, politician, democratic, member, pennsylvania, senate, where, represented, district, from, 2009, until, november, 2020, farnese, democratic, ward, leader, ward, philadelphia, member, penns. Lawrence M Farnese Jr born June 1 1968 is an American attorney and politician He was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania Senate where he represented the 1st District from 2009 until November 30 2020 1 2 Farnese was the Democratic ward leader of the 8th ward in Philadelphia 3 Larry FarneseMember of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 1st districtIn office January 6 2009 2009 01 06 November 30 2020 2020 11 30 Preceded byVince FumoSucceeded byNikil SavalPersonal detailsBorn 1968 06 01 June 1 1968 age 55 Drexel Hill PennsylvaniaPolitical partyDemocraticResidence s Philadelphia PennsylvaniaAlma materVillanova University BA Temple University JD OccupationAttorneyWebsitehttps www farneseforjudge com Contents 1 Early life and education 1 1 Politics 2 References 3 External linksEarly life and education editFarnese was born in Drexel Hill Pennsylvania 4 His grandfather Andrew M Farnese served as president of the Philadelphia Board of Education and chairman of the Philadelphia Gas Commission 5 After graduating from Malvern Preparatory School he attended Villanova University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1990 4 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 4 Politics edit In 2006 Farnese challenged 10 term incumbent Babette Josephs in the Democratic primary for the 182nd District in the State House 6 He was narrowly defeated losing by a margin of 237 votes 7 In 2008 following the retirement of embattled incumbent Vince Fumo Farnese ran for the Pennsylvania Senate in the 1st District In the Democratic primary he faced union leader Johnny Dougherty and community activist Anne Dicker he ultimately won the election with 43 receiving 30 879 votes 8 In the general election he easily defeated Republican businessman Jack Morley with 81 of the vote 9 Farnese was indicted in 2016 10 by the federal government for allegedly buying the vote of a committeewoman to keep his seat as the Democratic Ward Leader for Philadelphia s Eighth Ward The indictment was taken to trial in January 2017 11 with allegations that Farnese paid 6 000 in campaign funds towards the education of committee person Ellen Chapman s daughter to secure her vote and thus his seat as Ward Leader 11 12 Farnese and his legal team denied the charges against him in court asserting that what the government describes as a clear case of bribery is within the realm of state campaign finance laws On February 1 2017 Farnese was acquitted of all thirteen charges against him 13 Farnese made a bid for re election in 2020 but was defeated by a member of the Democratic Socialists of America journalist Nikil Saval 2 In 2023 Farnese briefly ran for election to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas 1 before suspending his campaign References edit a b About Larry Larry Farnese For Judge Retrieved 2023 01 09 a b Tanenbaum Michael June 2 2020 Progressive Nikil Saval unseats incumbent Sen Larry Farnese in Pa Senate s 1st District primary Philadelphia Voice Retrieved June 3 2020 Geeting Jon 2022 06 22 What we know about Philly s new ward leaders The Philadelphia Citizen Retrieved 2023 01 10 a b c Lawrence M Farnese Jr Archer amp Greiner P C Archived from the original on 2012 03 26 Morrison John F 2003 10 14 Andrew N Farnese longtime lawyer and friend to schools Philadelphia Daily News Legal Opposition Philadelphia City Paper 2006 General Primary for Representative in the General Assembly Pennsylvania Department of State Archived from the original on 2008 11 27 2008 General Primary for Senator in the General Assembly Pennsylvania Department of State Archived from the original on 2008 05 14 2008 General Election for Senator in the General Assembly Pennsylvania Department of State Archived from the original on 2012 02 06 Indictment of Larry Farnese Government Politics Scribd a b Farnese fraud trial to begin Tuesday Feds Charge State Sen Larry Farnese with Vote Buying 10 May 2016 Farnese acquitted in federal fraud trial External links editLarry Farnese For Judge current official campaign website Larry Farnese Democrat for State Senate prior official campaign website State Senator Larry Farnese official PA Senate website Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus Larry FarneseProfile at Vote Smart Follow the Money Larry Farnese 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry Farnese amp oldid 1206776541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
