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Peter Farrell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 56th district
In office
January 11, 2012 – January 10, 2018
Preceded byBill Janis
Succeeded byJohn McGuire
Personal details
Born

Peter Francis Farrell


(1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 (age 41)
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceHenrico County, Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
OccupationBusiness development
Websitedelegatefarrell.com

Peter Francis Farrell (born June 12, 1983) is an American politician. From 2012 to 2018 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 56th district, made up of Louisa County and parts of Goochland, Henrico, and Spotsylvania Counties, to the north and west of Richmond.[1][2]

Farrell served on the House committees on Education, Finance and Commerce and Labor.[3]

Early life, education, business career[edit]

Farrell is a great-grandson of Thomas Farrell of the Manhattan Project, and a son of Thomas Farrell, CEO of Dominion Resources,[4] a board member for Altria, and co-producer and co-writer of Field of Lost Shoes.[5] He attended the Collegiate School[6] and received a B.A. degree in government from the University of Virginia in 2006. He worked as a legislative assistant for Virginia Beach-based state Senator Ken Stolle.[1][2]

Farrell later joined Recast Energy, a Richmond-based company, founded in October 2010, that converts biomass to steam for industrial use. Farrell worksinbusiness development.[1][2][7]

Political career[edit]

On August 12, 2011, the 56th district incumbent, Republican Bill Janis, announced that he was running as an independent candidate for Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney, challenging the Republican nominee, Matthew Geary.[8] Farrell became the Republican nominee in the 56th, succeeding Janis. He was unopposed in the general election.[9] On November 22, 2019, he was appointed to the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors by Ralph Northam

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Bio for Peter F. Farrell;". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  • ^ a b c "Peter Farrell; Republican for Delegate". Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  • ^ "Legislative Information System". Virginia General Assembly. Archived from the original on 1996-12-19. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  • ^ Meola, Olympia (August 23, 2001). "GOP panel picks Peter Farrell to run for Janis' House seat". Times Dispatch. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  • ^ "Board of Directors". Altria. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  • ^ "About Peter Farrell". Peter Farrell Republican for Delegate. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  • ^ "Cary Street Partners raises $12 million for Richmond-based Recast Energy". Cary Street Partners. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  • ^ Meola, Olympia (2011-08-13). "Delegate Bill Janis to enter Henrico prosecutor's race". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  • ^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
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