David Farabee
{{short description|American politician}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = David Farabee
| state_house = Texas
| term_start = 1999
| term_end = 2011
| district = 69th
| predecessor = John Hirschi
| successor = Lanham Lyne
| party = Democratic
}}
David L. Farabee is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=172|title=David Farabee|publisher=Legislative Reference Library of Texas|access-date=January 15, 2020}} He represented Wichita Falls for six terms, beginning with his first electoral victory in 1998.{{cite news|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/20/former-senator-ut-counsel-ray-farabee-passes-away/|title=Former Senator, UT Counsel Ray Farabee Passes Away|work=The Texas Tribune|first=John|last=Reynolds|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=January 15, 2020}}
Background
Despite Wichita Falls being a strongly conservative district, David Farabee won his races as a Democrat, primarily based on name recognition.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/us/24ttramsey.html|title=A Neophyte in the House, but Not in Politics, Sours on the Experience|work=The New York Times|first=Ross|last=Ramsay|date=July 23, 2011|access-date=January 15, 2020}} His father Ray Farabee was an attorney who served in the Texas Senate and as general counsel for the University of Texas System.
In 2007, the Austin Chronicle named Farabee and fellow legislator Joe Heflin as "the most conservative Dems" in the legislature.{{cite news|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2007-08-13/519706/|title=Who are the most centrist legislators?|work=Austin Chronicle|first=Richard|last=Whittaker|date=August 13, 2007|access-date=January 15, 2020}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
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