19 Facts About Blake Farenthold

Randolph Blake Farenthold was born on December 12,1961 and is an American politician and lobbyist.

Blake Farenthold was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Mary Sue and George Randolph "Randy" Blake Farenthold.

Blake Farenthold's wealthy paternal grandfather, George Edward Farenthold, was a Belgian immigrant descended from an aristocratic industrialist family, and worked in the oil industry in Texas.

Blake Farenthold attended Incarnate Word Academy and the University of Texas at Austin where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in radio, television, and film.

Blake Farenthold received a Juris Doctor from St Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, and was admitted to the Texas Bar.

Blake Farenthold won renomination in the March 1 Republican primary with 42,872 votes to 33,699 for his challenger, Gregg Patrick Deeb was born on circa 1964 and of Corpus Christi, who formerly lived in South Carolina.

Blake Farenthold joined the Republican Study Committee, as well as the Tea Party Caucus.

However, Blake Farenthold voted to repeal an FCC Internet privacy rule that would have prohibited Internet service providers from selling the browsing history of their customers without customers' consent.

In January 2017, Blake Farenthold voted in favor of gutting the powers of the Office of Congressional Ethics, supporting a measure that would remove the office's independence by placing it under the jurisdiction of the Republican-led House Ethics Committee.

On May 4,2017, Blake Farenthold voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and pass the American Health Care Act.

In 2014, Blake Farenthold was sued by a former staffer, Lauren Greene, who accused the congressman of gender discrimination, saying that he created a hostile work environment and improperly fired her after she complained.

Greene said another Blake Farenthold aide told her the lawmaker said he had "sexual fantasies" and "wet dreams" about Greene.

Blake Farenthold announced on December 14,2017, that he would retire and not seek reelection to his seat in 2018.

Abbott asked Blake Farenthold to pay the cost for the special election; Blake Farenthold declined to do so.

The June 30,2018 special election to replace Blake Farenthold was won by fellow Republican Michael Cloud.

Blake Farenthold's appointment was questioned because of the reasons for the resignation and because "Revolving Door" laws generally prohibit former representatives from immediately lobbying their recent colleagues.

Blake Farenthold resigned as lobbyist for the port authority in January 2019.

In 1972, when Blake Farenthold was ten years old, his father disappeared and was later found dead, his body having washed ashore after being weighted down with a cement block and deposited in Corpus Christi Bay.

The gangland-style murder was the work of enemies of the elder Blake Farenthold, who feared he would testify against a group of con artists who had tried to defraud him out of $100,000.