Jeff Farrington | |
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Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
In office January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Tory Rocca |
Succeeded by | Diana Farrington |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Diana Farrington |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Walsh College |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Jeff Farrington is a former American politician. Farrington is former a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Farrington is the COO at Gordon Advisors.
Early life
Farrington's parents are Tom and Marie Farrington. Farrington grew up in Utica, Michigan. In 1983, Farrington graduated from Utica High School.
Education
Farrington attended Macomb Community College. In 1988, Farrington earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Walsh College. In 1993, Farrington earned a master's degree in Management from Walsh College.
Career
In 1993, Farrington was the Vice President of Kforce, a staffing company, until 2004. In 2004, Farrington co-founded and became President of Dynamic Recruiters, Inc until 2011.
In November 2010, Farrington was elected as a member of Michigan House of Representatives in Michigan's 30th House of Representatives district.
In 2012 he was reelected from a new district which included more of Sterling Heights than had his old district.
Since 2012, Farrington is the President of Echo Consultants LLC.
In 2016, due to term limits, Farrington will not be able to run for another term.
In 2017, Farrington became the COO for Gordon Advisors, a CPA and consulting firm.
Awards
- 2012 Legislator of the year. Present by Michigan Manufacturers Association.
- 2014 Legislator of the Year. Presented by Fraternal Order of Police.
Personal life
Farrington's wife is Diana Farrington, a politician in Michigan. They have two children, Mitch and Nick.
See also
- 2010 Michigan House of Representatives election
- 2012 Michigan House of Representatives election
- 2014 Michigan House of Representatives election
References
- ^ "Jeff Farrington's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "Jeff Farrington". detroitchamber.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- Kaszubski, Debra (July 22, 2012). "Candidate Profile: Jeff Farrington". patch.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- Selweski, Chad (October 31, 2015). "Gerrymander eliminated most 2016 House competition". politicscentral.org. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- "Former State Tax Policy Chairman Jeff Farrington Joins Gordon Advisors as COO". detroitchamber.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- "Legislator of the Year Recipients". mimfg.org. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- Wojcik, Sarah (June 18, 2014). "FOP names Rep. Farrington legislator of the year". candgnews.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
External links
- Farrington Audio at gophouse.org
- Jeff Farrington at ballotpedia.org
- Farrington campaign bio
- Shelby-Utica Patch article on Farrington winning the primary in 2012