Richard Farnsworth | |
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
| In office December 5, 2012 – December 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Haskell |
| Succeeded by | Grayson Lookner |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 32nd district | |
| In office December 1996 – December 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Richardson |
| Succeeded by | John McDonough |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Portland, Maine |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University, Boston University, Temple University |
Richard "Dick" Farnsworth is an American politician from Maine. Farnsworth, a Democrat, served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1996 to 1998 for District 32, then part of Portland. He chose not to seek re-election in 1998. In 2012, Farnsworth again sought election to the Maine House of Representatives, this time from the renamed District 117, also part of Portland.[1] He won and was sworn in for a second time in December 2012.
Farnsworth earned a B.S. in education from Ohio State University, a Master's in Divinity from Boston University and an Ed.D. from Temple University.[1]