1. Jessica Christina Farrar was born on November 26,1966 and is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives.
13 Facts About Jessica Farrar
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Jessica Farrar was first elected to the legislature in 1994 at the age of twenty-seven and was the longest serving Hispanic member of the House from Harris County, Texas.
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Jessica Farrar served as the representative for House District 148.
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Jessica Farrar resigned her House seat effective September 30,2019.
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Jessica Farrar received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin.
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Each legislative session, Jessica Farrar introduces a bill to abolish the death penalty in Texas.
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In 2011, Jessica Farrar introduced legislation that would prohibit peace officers from inquiring as to the immigration or nationality status of a witness or victim in a criminal investigation.
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In March 2017, Jessica Farrar proposed a bill to fine men for masturbation and require consultations and medically-unnecessary examinations before vasectomies, colonoscopies, and the prescription of Viagra tablets.
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In May 2003, Jessica Farrar helped to organize a group of House Democrats who left Texas for Ardmore, Oklahoma.
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Jessica Farrar founded a non-profit mentorship and educational program for Latina college students known as Latinas on the Rise in 1998, and she serves on the board of directors.
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Jessica Farrar co-founded the Texas Women's Health Foundation in 2007, a non-partisan non-profit aimed at de-politicizing women's health issues, and she serves as an ex-officio member of its board.
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Jessica Farrar serves on the board of directors for Air Alliance Houston, Avenue CDC, Rice Design Alliance, Women Action for New Direction Education Fund, and the National Advisory Committee of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.
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Jessica Farrar serves on the Postpartum Support International's President's Advisory Council.