Larry Farnese

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Lawrence M. Farnese Jr.
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Pennsylvania State Senate District 1
Successor: Nikil Saval
Elections and appointments
Last election

June 2, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Villanova University

Law

Temple University, 1994

Personal
Profession
Attorney
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Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (Democratic Party) (also known as Larry) was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office in 2009. He left office on November 30, 2020.

Farnese (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 1. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.

Biography

Farnesse earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Villanova and his J.D. from Beasley School of Law, Temple University in 1994. His professional experience includes working as a practicing attorney for Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Rooney.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Farnese was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Community, Economic & Recreational Development, Minority chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Farnese served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Farnese served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Farnese served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Farnese served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 1

Nikil Saval won election in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Nikil Saval
Nikil Saval (D)
 
100.0
 
124,514

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 124,514
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 1

Nikil Saval defeated incumbent Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 1 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Nikil Saval
Nikil Saval
 
56.9
 
35,747
Image of Lawrence M. Farnese Jr.
Lawrence M. Farnese Jr.
 
43.1
 
27,025

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,772
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Lawrence Farnese ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 1 general election.[2][3]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 1, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lawrence Farnese Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Lawrence Farnese defeated John Morley in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 1 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 1, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lawrence Farnese Incumbent 74.26% 37,647
     Democratic John Morley 25.74% 13,049
Total Votes 50,696



2014

See also: Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Farnese considered a bid for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 2014 but did not run.[6]

2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Farnese ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 1. Farnese ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary on April 24 and defeated Alfonso Gambone (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. [7][8]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Farnese Incumbent 82.4% 95,612
     Republican Alfonso Gambone 17.6% 20,421
Total Votes 116,033

2008

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Farnese was elected to Pennsylvania State Senate District 1.[9] Farnese raised $1,041,793 for this campaign.[10]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 1
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png FARNESE, LAWRENCE M. JR. (D) 95,727
MORLEY, JACK (R) 22,698

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Pennsylvania State Senate District 1Lost primary$1,723,392 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania State Senate, District 1Won $838,000 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania State Senate, District 1Won $407,775 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania State Senate, District 1Won $1,041,793 N/A**
2006Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 182Lost $92,221 N/A**
Grand total$4,103,181 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 7 to November 30.

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2012


2011

Noteworthy events

Vote buying scheme

On February 1, 2017, Sen. Farnese was acquitted by a federal jury of charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and violations of the Travel Act.[11] Prosecutors alleged that Farnese offered Ellen Chapman a bribe to gain her support in the 2011 election for Democratic ward leader of Philadelphia’s eighth ward. The scheme involved Farnese paying $6,000 towards a study-abroad program for Chapman’s daughter and in exchange, Chapman, who was a member of the eighth ward Democratic committee at the time, would use her position to support Farnese's candidacy for Democratic ward leader of the eighth ward. According to prosecutors, Chapman initially supported another candidate but switched her vote to Farnese.[12]

Personal

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Farnese resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Larry Farnese," accessed March 11, 2014
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
  4. ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
  6. ↑ The Philly Post, "Farnese Weighs Bid for Lieutenant Governor," accessed June 13, 2013
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Primary," accessed March 11, 2014
  8. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
  9. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2008 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014
  10. ↑ Follow the Money, "Report on 2008 campaign contributions," accessed March 11, 2014
  11. ↑ 6abc.com, "State Sen. Larry Farnese acquitted in bribery case," February 1, 2017
  12. ↑ Philly.com, "U.S. charges State Sen. Farnese with bribery," accessed May 12, 2016
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' 		Pennsylvania State Senate District 1
2009–2020 		Succeeded by
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