Marsha Lane Hatley Farney (born December 15, 1958) is an American

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woman and former educator from

Georgetown, Texas Georgetown is a city in Texas and the county seat of Williamson County, Texas, United States. The population was 67,176 at the 2020 census. It is 30 miles (48 km) north of Austin. Founded in 1875 from four existing colleges, the oldest of ...

. From 2013 to 2017, she was a

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member of the

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for District 20, based in Burnet and Milam counties and a portion of northern Williamson County, a

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in the central portion of the state. In her bid for a third term, Farney was unseated in the Republican

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held on March 1, 2016, by Terry Wilson, who polled 18,754 votes (54.3 percent) to her 15,809 (45.7 percent).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Farney, Marsha 1958 births Living people Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives People from Dallas People from Paris, Texas People from Austin, Texas People from Georgetown, Texas Texas A&M University–Commerce alumni University of Texas at Austin College of Education alumni Paris Junior College alumni American real estate businesspeople School board members in Texas Baptists from Texas Educators from Texas American women educators 21st-century American women politicians