Guide to the 52nd Legislature, 2nd Regular Session
Republican District 16
- Office
- 304
- Assistant
- Phone
- (602) 926-3020
- [email protected]
- twitter.com/DaveFarnsworth
- Committees
- Endorsements
- Address
- 9912 E University Dr
Mesa, AZ 85207
- birthdate
- 7/16/1951
- birthplace
- Mexico City, Mexico
- resident since
- 1952
- occupation
- Owner, Farnsworth and Associates (real estate investing and rental management), since 2011; department supervisor, Home Depot, 2004-11; former owner of Farnsworth Autosales, Farnsworth Auto Recycling, Farnsworth Distributing; Farnsworth Autobody; Dave's Auto; crane and forklift operator, Snowflake Paper Mill; underground diesel mechanic, Hecla Mining Company; formerly licensed in insurance and currently licensed in real estate.
- marital
- Married
- spouse
- Robin, small business owner
- children
- 7
- religion
- LDS
- education
- A.A., business administration, Mesa Community College, 1979; Mesa H.S., 1969.
- political experience
- Precinct committeeman (non-concurrent) since 1982; candidate, Snowflake Town Council, 1992; candidate, state Senate, 1996 and 1998.
- legislative experience
- Senate since 2013 (appointed Sept. 11, 2013 to replace Sen. Rich Crandall); House 1995-96.
- memberships
- I served a mission for the LDS church in Guatemala, El Salvador from 1970 to 1972.
- interests
- Spending time with family, caring for large lawn, gardening, building and repairing, jigsaw puzzles, flying to different cities, discussing patriotism and religion, teaching, speaking, reading, bicycling, hiking and listening to classical music.
- campaign finance
- private
- term limit
- 2020
