Jeff Farrington
{{short description|American businessman and politician from Michigan}}
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| state_house = Michigan
| district = 30th
| term_start = January 1, 2011
| term_end = December 31, 2016
| predecessor = Tory Rocca
| successor = Diana Farrington
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| party = Republican
| spouse = Diana Farrington
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| alma_mater = Walsh College
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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.{{cite web |URL=http://www.detroitchamber.com/jeff-farrington/ |title=Jeff Farrington |publisher=detroitchamber.com |date=April 29, 2013 |accessdate=September 23, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |URL=https://patch.com/michigan/shelby-utica/candidate-profile-jeff-farrington |title=Candidate Profile: Jeff Farrington |publisher=patch.com |first=Debra |last=Kaszubski |date=July 22, 2012 |accessdate=September 23, 2019}}
In November 2010, Farrington was elected as a member of Michigan House of Representatives in Michigan's 30th House of Representatives district.{{cite web |URL=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/123234/jeff-farrington |title=Jeff Farrington's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=September 20, 2019}}
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.{{cite web |URL=https://www.politicscentral.org/gerrymandering-eliminated-most-2016-house-competition/ |title=Gerrymander eliminated most 2016 House competition |publisher=politicscentral.org |first=Chad |last=Selweski |date=October 31, 2015 |accessdate=September 23, 2019}}
In 2017, Farrington became the COO for Gordon Advisors, a CPA and consulting firm.{{cite web |URL=http://www.detroitchamber.com/former-state-tax-policy-chairman-jeff-farrington-joins-gordon-advisors-as-coo/ |title=Former State Tax Policy Chairman Jeff Farrington Joins Gordon Advisors as COO |publisher=detroitchamber.com |date=January 5, 2017 |accessdate=September 23, 2019}}
Awards
- 2012 Legislator of the year. Present by Michigan Manufacturers Association.{{cite web |URL=https://mimfg.org/Articles/ArticleId/148/past-legislator-of-the-year-recipients |title=Legislator of the Year Recipients |publisher=mimfg.org |accessdate=September 23, 2019}}
- 2014 Legislator of the Year. Presented by Fraternal Order of Police.{{cite web |URL=https://www.candgnews.com/news/fop-names-rep-farrington-2014-legislator-year |title=FOP names Rep. Farrington legislator of the year |publisher=candgnews.com |first=Sarah |last=Wojcik |date=June 18, 2014 |accessdate=September 23, 2019}}
Personal life
Farrington's wife is Diana Farrington, a politician in Michigan. They have two children, Mitch and Nick.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://gophouse.org/category/audio/farringtonaudio/ Farrington Audio at gophouse.org]
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Jeff_Farrington Jeff Farrington at ballotpedia.org]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130820163031/http://electfarrington.com/Contributions.html Farrington campaign bio]
- [https://archive.today/20130216155408/http://shelby-utica.patch.com/articles/state-rep-jeff-farrington-and-newcomber-joseph-bodgan-advance-to-nov-6-elections Shelby-Utica Patch article on Farrington winning the primary in 2012]
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Category:Macomb Community College alumni
Category:People from Utica, Michigan
Category:Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives