Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.)

Biography

District: 20th District
Political Highlights: Monterey County Board of Supervisors, 1975-80; Calif. Assembly, 1980-93; U.S. House of Representatives, 1993-present
Born: July 4, 1941; San Francisco, Calif.
Residence: Carmel
Religion: Episcopalian
Family: Wife, Shary Baldwin Farr; one child
Education: Willamette U., B.S. 1963
Military Service: None
Start of Service: Elected: 1993 (11th full term)
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Agriculture - Ranking Member; Legislative Branch; Military Construction-VA)

Election History

Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	%
2014	general	Sam Farr (D)	106,034	75.2
		Ronald Kabat (NPA)	35,010	24.8

2012	general	Sam Farr (D)	172,996	74.1
		Jeff Taylor (R)	60,566	25.9

2010	general	Sam Farr (D)	118,734	66.7
		Jeff Taylor (R)	53,176	29.9
		Eric Petersen (GREEN)	3,397	1.9
		Mary Larkin (LIBERT)	2,742	1.5

2008	general	Sam Farr (D)	168,907	73.9
		Jeff Taylor (R)	59,037	25.8

2006	general	Sam Farr (D)	120,750	75.8
		Anthony De Maio (R)	35,932	22.6

2004	general	Sam Farr (D)	148,958	66.7
		Mark Risley (R)	65,117	29.2
		Ray Glock-Grueneich (GREEN)	3,645	1.6
		Joe Williams (PF)	2,823	1.3
		Jim Smolen (LIBERT)	2,607	1.2

2002	general	Sam Farr (D)	101,632	68.1
		Clint Engler (R)	40,334	27.0
		Ray Glock-Grueneich (GREEN)	4,885	3.3
		Jascha Lee (LIBERT)	2,418	1.6

2000	general	Sam Farr (D)	143,219	68.6
		Clint Engler (R)	51,557	24.7
		E. Coffin (GREEN)	8,215	3.9
		Rick Garrett (LIBERT)	2,510	1.2
		Lawrence Fenton (REF)	2,263	1.1
		Scott Hartley (NL)	996	0.5

1998	general	Sam Farr (D)	103,719	64.5
		Bill McCampbell (R)	52,470	32.7
		Rick Garrett (LIBERT)	2,791	1.7
		Scott Hartley (NL)	1,710	1.1

1996	general	Sam Farr (D)	115,116	58.9
		Jess Brown (R)	73,856	37.8
		John Black (NL)	6,573	3.4

1994	general	Sam Farr (D)	87,222	52.2
		Bill McCampbell (R)	74,380	44.5
		E. Coffin (GREEN)	5,591	3.3

1993	special	Sam Farr (D)	23,600	25.8
		Bill Monning (D)	17,050	18.6
		Barbara Shipnuck (D)	12,982	14.2
		Bill McCampbell (R)	10,911	11.9
		Jess Brown (R)	9,360	10.2
		Bob Ernst (R)	5,126	5.6
		Martin Vonnegut (D)	2,985	3.3
		Barbara Honegger (R)	1,855	2.0
		Lancelot McClair (D)	1,413	1.5
		John Shaw (R)	927	1.0
		Carl Cieslikowski (R)	696	0.8
		Stephen Henderson (R)	668	0.7
		Tom Shannon (R)	656	0.7
		Richard Quigley (LIBERT)	438	0.5
		Shelley Reinisch (D)	411	0.5
		Kyle Samuels (D)	394	0.4
		Darrin Smolinski (R)	361	0.4
		Kevin Clark (GREEN)	323	0.4
		Louis D'Arrigo (R)	318	0.4
		Jerome McCready (AMI)	293	0.3
		Ed Frey (D)	257	0.3
		Peter James (I)	164	0.2
		James Ogle (I)	120	0.1
		Richard Kraus (D)	101	0.1
		Art Dunn (D)	100	0.1
		Jack Mitchener (D)	85	0.1

Roll Call Vitals

69th

on the House Seniority List

Fellow California Rep. George Miller (D) is 5th.

1st

California is 1st on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state.

8,482

Twitter Followers (@repsamfarr)

Rep. Sam Farr has no appearances on Sunday talk shows.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has the most appearances so far this year.

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Roll Call and CQ Weekly use ratings assigned by the Rothenberg Political Report, which are defined as follows: SAFE: As of today, the party indicated is all but certain to win the seat. FAVORED: One candidate has a substantial advantage, but an upset is still possible. LEAN: The party indicated has the edge, but the outcome is less certain than for races rated as favored. TILT: The outcome is effectively regarded as a tossup for each of these highly competitive seats, although the party indicated has a slight edge. TOSSUP: Neither party has an edge in these contests.