Blake Farenthold

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Blake Farenthold (2011)

Randolph Blake Farenthold (born December 12, 1961 in Corpus Christi , Texas ) is an American politician . From 2011 until his resignation in 2018, he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Family, education and work

Blake Farenthold studied entertainment science at the University of Texas at Austin until 1985 with a focus on radio, television and film. After completing a law degree at St. Mary's University in San Antonio and his admission to the bar in 1989, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

Blake Farenthold is married and has two daughters. The family lives privately in Corpus Christi.

Political career

In the 2010 election , Farenthold was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 27th Congressional constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Solomon P. Ortiz on January 3, 2011 . Previously, he had surprisingly defeated the long-time democratic incumbent by a margin of 799 votes. He was re-elected in all subsequent elections through 2016 .

In Congress , he was a member of the Homeland Security Committee in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , the Legal Committee and the Transport and Infrastructure Committee . He also sat on seven sub-committees. He also belonged to the the tea party movement related Tea Party Caucus on.

Controversy

In 2014, a former employee sued Farenthold for gender-based discrimination; they reached an out-of-court settlement. In December 2017, there were reports that Farenthold had paid $ 84,000 in taxpayer compensation. Farenthold then announced that he would not seek re- election and that he would leave Congress at the end of his current mandate in early 2019. On April 6, 2018, Fahrentold resigned from his mandate with immediate effect. Contrary to his announcement and a request by the investigative committee, he did not repay the $ 84,000 and stated that he did not intend to. Shortly thereafter, he accepted a position as a lobbyist for a state-run port in Matagorda Bay, Texas .

Web links

Commons : Blake Farenthold  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Blake Farenthold in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rachael Bade: Lawmaker behind secret $ 84K sexual harassment settlement unmasked. In: Politico , December 1, 2017; Yamiche Alcindor, Sheryl Gay Stolberg: Taxpayers Paid $ 84,000 to End Sex Harassment Claim Against Texas Lawmaker. In: The New York Times , December 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Elena Schneider: Farenthold won't seek reelection. In: Politico , December 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Juliegrace Brufke: GOP Rep. Farenthold resigns amid sexual harassment scandal. In: The Hill , April 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kevin Diaz: Ethics panel calls on former US Rep. Blake Farenthold to repay $ 84,000 harassment settlement. In: The Houston Chronicle , April 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ John Parkinson: Disgraced former congressman Blake Farenthold won't repay $ 84K sexual harassment settlement. In: ABC News , May 15, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Farenthold, Blake
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Farenthold, Randolph Blake (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Corpus Christi , Texas