Frank Farina (born June 11, 1976) was a Democratic member of the

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, representing the 115th District from 2013 to 2014 and the 112th District from 2015 to 2016. Farina was first elected in

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, and was sworn-in on January 2, 2013. He defeated former

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commissioner Randy Castellani by 110 votes in the Democratic primary to secure the party's nomination. He defeated Republican Theresa Kane in the general election. Farina served on the Environmental Resources & Energy Committee, the Game & Fisheries Committee, and the Tourism & Recreational Development Committee. After Pennsylvania's 115th House District was moved from Lackawanna and Wayne Counties to

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during redistricting, Farina ran for the 112th District, then represented by

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. Farina defeated Haggerty in the 2014 Democratic primary and went on to win the general election. Haggerty and Farina faced each other again in the 2016 Democratic primary, with Haggerty ultimately winning the rematch by 329 votes.

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