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Summary

Representative Blake R. Farenthold

Full Name: Blake R. Farenthold
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 27, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Debbie; 2 Children: Morgan, Amanda
Birth Date: 12/12/1962
Birth Place: Corpus Christi, TX
Home City: Corpus Christi, TX
Religion: Episcopalian

Recent Public Statements

Americans Deserve Better

June 11, 2013 - Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because Americans deserve better. We deserve the American Dream that our parents and grandparents lived. We deserve a ...

Letter to The Honorable Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General - House Judiciary Committee to Holder: Explain Discrepancies Before Committee

June 6, 2013 - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and all Judiciary Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting that he appear ...

Letter to Chairwoman Edith Ramirez - Practices of Patent Assertion Entities

June 6, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 American Federation of Government Employees Positions 4%
2011 Federally Employed Women Positions 33%
2011 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Positions 14%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,153,105.40
Total Spent $1,182,936.31
Cash On Hand $1,472.72
Debt $174,570.73
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Blake Farenthold refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Blake R. Farenthold's Texas Congressional Election 2010 Political Courage Test
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Contact Information

Campaign Email
electblake@blake.com

Campaign Webmail
http://blakefarenthold.com/faqs/

Campaign
Elect Blake Farenthold Committee 5601 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Phone: 361-991-5452

Campaign
1718 S, Alameda
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone: 361-882-5253
Fax: 361-882-3329

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://farentholdforms.house.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://farenthold.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/BlakeFarenthold

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/michaelcburgessmd

Capitol Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/farenthold

Washington, D.C.
117 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-7742
Fax: 202-226-1134

District
101 North Shoreline Boulevard
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: 361-884-2222
Fax: 361-884-2223

District
5606 Noth Navarro Street
Suite 203
Victoria, TX 77904
Phone: 361-894-6446
Fax: 361-894-6460

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