Blake Farenthold

Randolph Blake Farenthold (December 12, 1961 – June 20, 2025) was an American politician and lobbyist.Representative Randolph Blake Farenthold (Blake) (R-Texas, 27th) Biography from LegiStorm. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was the U.S. representative for  from 2011 until his resignation in April 2018. He defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Solomon Ortiz in the 2010 election.

Farenthold resigned after it was discovered that he used public money to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit and had created a hostile work environment for women in his congressional office.Yamiche Alcindor & Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Taxpayers Paid $84,000 to End Sex Harassment Claim Against Texas Lawmaker, The New York Times (December 1, 2017), "...In 2014, the congressman's former communications director, Lauren Greene, accused him of regularly making comments to gauge her interest in a sexual relationship....Farenthold of drinking "to excess" on numerous occasions..."

His step-grandmother was state senator Frances Farenthold.

Farenthold died on June 20, 2025 in Corpus Christi, Texas from a heart attack caused by liver disease at the age of 63.Former US Congressman Blake Farenthold dies at age 63

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 Profile  at The Texas Tribune

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