Marsha Lane Hatley Farney | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
In office January 8, 2013 – January 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Charles Schwertner |
Succeeded by | Terry Wilson |
Member of the Texas Board of Education from the 10th district | |
In office 2011–2013 | |
Preceded by | Cynthia Dunbar |
Succeeded by | Tom Maynard |
Personal details | |
Born | Place of birth missing Reared in Dallas and | December 15, 1958
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | (1) Nelson Louis Gonyaw (married 1976-1995, divorced) (2) William Bryan Farney (married 1999)[1] |
Children | Ashley Michelle Gonyaw Bules Bryan Paul Gonyaw |
Parent(s) | Hurshell Hartford Hatley Shirley June Abney Hatley |
Residence(s) | Georgetown Williamson County Texas |
Alma mater | Texas A&M University–Commerce University of Texas at Austin |
Occupation | Former educator Businesswoman |
Marsha Lane Hatley Farney (born December 15, 1958)[2] is an American businesswoman and former educator from Georgetown, Texas. From 2013 to 2017, she was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 20, based in Burnet and Milam counties and a portion of northern Williamson County, a suburb of Austin in the central portion of the state.[3]
In her bid for a third term, Farney was unseated in the Republican primary election held on March 1, 2016, by Terry Wilson, who polled 18,754 votes (54.3 percent) to her 15,809 (45.7 percent).[4]