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.

Jeff Farrington
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 30th district
In office
January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2016
Preceded byTory Rocca
Succeeded byDiana Farrington
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDiana Farrington
Children2
Alma materWalsh College
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Early life

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Farrington's parents are Tom and Marie Farrington.[1] Farrington grew up in Utica, Michigan.[2] In 1983, Farrington graduated from Utica High School.

Education

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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.[1]

Career

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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.[1][3]

In November 2010, Farrington was elected as a member of Michigan House of Representatives in Michigan's 30th House of Representatives district.[1]

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.[1]

In 2016, due to term limits, Farrington will not be able to run for another term.[4]

In 2017, Farrington became the COO for Gordon Advisors, a CPA and consulting firm.[5]

Awards

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Personal life

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Farrington's wife is Diana Farrington, a politician in Michigan. They have two children, Mitch and Nick.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jeff Farrington's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jeff Farrington". detroitchamber.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Kaszubski, Debra (July 22, 2012). "Candidate Profile: Jeff Farrington". patch.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Selweski, Chad (October 31, 2015). "Gerrymander eliminated most 2016 House competition". politicscentral.org. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Former State Tax Policy Chairman Jeff Farrington Joins Gordon Advisors as COO". detroitchamber.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Legislator of the Year Recipients". mimfg.org. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Wojcik, Sarah (June 18, 2014). "FOP names Rep. Farrington legislator of the year". candgnews.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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