LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• St. Mary's University (Texas) School of Law - JD (1989)

• University of Texas at Austin - BS, radio, television and film (1985)

Office History

Election Results

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  27th Congressional District of Texas
  Randolph Blake Farenthold (Blake), 61.69%

  Republican
  Raul Barrera (Roy), 38.31%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  27th Congressional District of Texas
  Randolph Blake Farenthold (Blake), 63.60%

  Republican
  Wesley Reed, 33.69%

  Democrat
  Roxanne Simonson, 2.71%

  Libertarian

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  27th Congressional District of Texas
  Randolph Blake Farenthold (Blake), 56.75%

  Republican
  Rose Meza Harrison, 39.22%

  Democrat
  Bret Baldwin, 2.52%

  Independent
  Corrie Byrd, 1.51%

  Libertarian

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  27th Congressional District of Texas
  Randolph Blake Farenthold (Blake), 47.85%

  Republican
  Solomon Porfirio Ortiz Sr., 47.10%

  Democrat
  Ed Mishou, 5.05%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Calhoun Port Authority (Texas) (May 2018-Jan. 2019)

  Legislative Liaison

Associated Organizations

• Brighter Futures PAC

• BFP

• Elect Blake Farenthold Committee (Texas)

• Farenthold Consulting

Awards

• Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2017)

• Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (May 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Official Signature

Privately Financed Travel

4 trips taken between 2011 - 2018 costing $13,589

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Wholesalers' group picks up deputy chief of staff to ex-Rep. Farenthold

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 21, 2018
  After a decade on the Hill, former Rep. Blake Farenthold's (R-Texas) deputy chief of staff has finally hit the private sector. read more

• Hill aide continues work for men behaving badly

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 22, 2017
  Stacey Kafka, a new Hill staffer, has a way of picking bosses.  read more

• Williams & Jensen grows with House Ag hire

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 1, 2017
  Law and lobbying firm Williams & Jensen has added the cream of the crop to its food and agriculture practice. read more

• Twin sisters serve together in Army

  Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 12, 2016
  A new staffer for Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) has a distinguished military background, which she shared with her identical twin sister. read more

• Congress fires shots on Twitterverse

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 6, 2016
  Members of Congress and Hill staffers took to Twitter yesterday to vent after President Barack Obama announced his latest executive order concerning gun regulations. read more

• Farenthold office gets another new communications director

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Dec. 22, 2014
  Rep. Blake Farenthold's (R-Texas) office has churned through another communications director, even as one who had the job earlier this year ignited a scandal for the lawmaker.  read more

• "Kissing Congressman" tops town hall list as he embraces constituents, not staffers

  Posted by LegiStorm on Aug. 18, 2014
  The member of Congress caught by a security camera kissing a staffer is instead embracing his constituents this August, topping a list of members throwing town hall events this recess.Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) has scheduled 23 town hall-style events so far this month, four more than the second-leading member, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Aug. 7, 2012
  Longtime Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-Texas) registered his first client as a lobbyist, teaming with a consortium of Azerbaijani business and educational interests. read more

• One month left for 41 representatives to file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on July 19, 2012
  The personal financial disclosures of members of Congress continue to trickle in two months after the initial deadline. read more

• More member financial disclosures added

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 18, 2012
  LegiStorm today added the financial disclsoures of twelve more House of Representatives members who filed annual financial disclosures since the initial batch was released by the House last week. read more

• 92 members of Congress did not file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 14, 2012
   The filings of 17 senators and 75 representatives were not available when the personal financial dislcosures were released Thursday. read more

• Israel jaunts set record for most costly trips

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on Sept. 12, 2011
  The American Israel Education Foundation has spent a record amount to send members of Congress and their staff to Israel in 2011, even before all the numbers are in. read more