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Richard Farnsworth (politician)

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Richard Farnsworth
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
December 5, 2012 – December 2, 2020
Preceded byAnne Haskell
Succeeded byGrayson Lookner
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
In office
December 1996 – December 1998
Preceded byFred Richardson
Succeeded byJohn McDonough
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePortland, Maine
Alma materOhio State University, Boston University, Temple University

Richard "Dick" Farnsworth is an American politician from Maine. Farnsworth, a Democrat, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1996 to 1998 for District 32, then part of Portland. He chose not to seek re-election in 1998. In 2012, Farnsworth again sought election to the Maine House of Representatives, this time from the renamed District 117, also part of Portland.[1] He won and was sworn in for a second time in December 2012.

Farnsworth earned a B.S. in education from Ohio State University, a Master's in Divinity from Boston University and an Ed.D. from Temple University.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Richard Farnsworth - Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
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