Blake Farenthold

Blake Farenthold
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 27th district
In office January 3, 2011 – April 6, 2018
Preceded by	Solomon Ortiz
Succeeded by	Michael Cloud
Personal details
Born	Randolph Blake Farenthold (1961-12-12)December 12, 1961 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Died	June 20, 2025(2025-06-20) (aged 63) Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Debbie Farenthold
Children	2
Education	University of Texas at Austin (BS) St. Mary's University, Texas (JD)

Randolph Blake Farenthold (December 12, 1961 – June 20, 2025) was an American politician and lobbyist. He was a member of the Republican Party. He was the U.S. representative for Texas's 27th congressional district 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.

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.

References

Other websites

• Blake Farenthold on IMDb

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Profile Archived 2017-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at The Texas Tribune

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