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Jessica Farrar's Biography

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Full Name:

Jessica Cristina Farrar

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Marco

Birth Date:

11/16/1966

Birth Place:

Houston, TX

Home City:

Houston, TX

Religion:

Catholic

JD, Law, University of Texas School of Law, 2007-2010

Graduated, Gallup Leadership Institute, 1997

Bachelors, Architecture, University of Houston, 1987-1995

Attended, University of Houston College of Architecture's Saintes Program, Saintes, France, 1990

Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 148, 1994-2019

Candidate, Texas State House of Representatives, District 148, 2018

Member, Harris County Women's Political Caucus, present

Vice-Chair, Legislative Study Group, present

Governing Member, National Women's Political Caucus, present

Vice-Chair, Women's Health Caucus, present

Founder, Women's Health Caucus, present

Former Member, Boarder and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Environmental Regulation Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Mexican American Legislative Caucus

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Partner, Farrar Architects, 1991-present

Former Architect-Intern, Farrar Architects, present

Former Project Representative/Intern, Hermes Reed Architects

Chief of Staff, Office of City Council Member Ben Reyes, 1991-1993

Designer and AutoCAD Operator, Audinet Architects (Saintes, France), 1991-1992

Board Member, Air Alliance Houston, present

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders, present

Board Member, Avenue Community Development Corporation, present

Board Member, Center for Policy Alternatives, present

Board Member, Cultural Arts Council of Houston, Harris County, present

Board Member, Galveston Bay Foundation, present

Member, Harris County Democrats, present

Member, Harris County Tejano Democrats, present

Member, Hispanic Women in Leadership, present

Member, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, present

Founder, Latinas on the Rise, present

Board Member, Latinas on the Rise, present

Member, Leadership Texas, present

Member, League of United Latin American Citizens Council #60, present

Member, League of Women Voters, present

Member, Lindale Park Civic Club, present

Member, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, present

Board Member, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, present

Member, Old Sixth Ward Community Development Corporation, present

Council Member, Postpartum Support International, present

Member, Proctor Plaza Neighborhood Association, present

Board Member, Rice Design Alliance, present

Member, River Oaks Area Democratic Women, present

Board Member, Texans Against Gun Violence, present

Co-founder, Texas Women's Health Foundation, present

Ex-Officio Board Member, Texas Women's Health Foundation, present

Member, University of Houston Alumni Association, present

Board Member, Women Action for New Direction Education Fund, present

State Director, Women Legislative Lobby, present

Member, Women in Government, present

Former State Director, National Order of Women Legislators

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