Jeff Farrington is a former American politician. Farrington is former a Republican member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2020 ...

. Farrington is the COO at Gordon Advisors.

Early life

Farrington's parents are Tom and Marie Farrington. Farrington grew up in

Utica, Michigan Utica is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 5,245 at the 2020 census, up from 4,757 in 2010. History The city now known as Utica was platted by Joseph Stead in 1829, who named it "Harlow". Others referr ...

. In 1983, Farrington graduated from Utica High School.

Education

Farrington attended

Macomb Community College Macomb Community College is a multi-campus community college in Warren, Michigan. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college's offerings include university transfer, early college, professional certification, workfo ...

. In 1988, Farrington earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from

Walsh College Walsh College is a private college in Troy, Michigan. Founded in 1922 by Mervyn B. Walsh, it is an upper division undergraduate and graduate institution that primarily focuses on business education. History The college began with the foundin ...

. In 1993, Farrington earned a master's degree in Management from

Career

In 1993, Farrington was the Vice President of Kforce, a staffing company, until 2004. In 2004, Farrington co-founded and became President of Dynamic Recruiters, Inc until 2011. In November 2010, Farrington was elected as a member of

Michigan's 30th House of Representatives district Michigan's 30th House of Representatives district (also referred to as Michigan's 30th House district) is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Lenawee County, Michigan, Lenawee and Monroe County ...

. In 2012 he was reelected from a new district which included more of

Sterling Heights Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County, Michigan, Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Sterling Heights is located roughly north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had ...

than had his old district. Since 2012, Farrington is the President of Echo Consultants LLC. In 2016, due to term limits, Farrington will not be able to run for another term. In 2017, Farrington became the COO for Gordon Advisors, a CPA and consulting firm.

Awards

* 2012 Legislator of the year. Present by Michigan Manufacturers Association. * 2014 Legislator of the Year. Presented by

Fraternal Order of Police The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is a fraternal organization consisting of sworn law enforcement officers in the United States. It reports a membership of over 355,000 members organized in 2,100 local chapters (lodges), state lodge ...

Personal life

Farrington's wife is Diana Farrington, a politician in Michigan. They have two children, Mitch and Nick.

References

External links

Farrington Audio at gophouse.org

Jeff Farrington at ballotpedia.org''Shelby-Utica Patch'' article on Farrington winning the primary in 2012
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