Peter Francis Farrell (born June 12, 1983) is an

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. From 2012 to 2018 he served in the

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, representing the 56th district, made up of Louisa County and parts of Goochland, Henrico, and Spotsylvania Counties, to the north and west of Richmond. Farrell served on the House committees on Education, Finance and Commerce and Labor.

Early life, education, business career

Farrell is a great-grandson of Thomas Farrell of the

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, and a son of Thomas Farrell, CEO of

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, a board member for Altria, and co-producer and co-writer of ''

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''. He attended the Collegiate School and received a

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degree in

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from the

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in 2006. He worked as a legislative assistant for

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-based state Senator Ken Stolle. Farrell later joined Recast Energy, a Richmond-based company, founded in October 2010, that converts biomass to steam for industrial use. Farrell in business development.

Political career

On August 12, 2011, the 56th district incumbent, Republican Bill Janis, announced that he was running as an

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candidate for Henrico County

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, challenging the Republican nominee, Matthew Geary. Farrell became the Republican nominee in the 56th, succeeding Janis. He was unopposed in the general election. On November 22, 2019, he was appointed to the

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Board of Visitors by

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* * * 1983 births Living people Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Henrico County, Virginia Politicians from Alexandria, Virginia University of Virginia alumni 21st-century American politicians {{Virginia-delegate-stub

Early life, education, business career

Political career

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