Editing Sam Farr (section)

{{Short description|American politician (born 1941)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|birth_name       =  Samuel Sharon Farr
| name            =  Sam Farr
| image name      =  Farr-Portrait-2013.jpg
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1941|07|04}}
| birth_place     = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.
| occupation      =
| alma_mater      = [[Willamette University]], [[Santa Clara University]], [[Monterey Institute of International Studies]]
| office          = Member of the<br />[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br />from [[California]]
| term_start      = June 8, 1993
| term_end        = January 3, 2017
| predecessor     = [[Leon Panetta]]
| successor       = [[Jimmy Panetta]]
| constituency    = [[California's 17th congressional district|17th district]] (1993–2013)<br />[[California's 20th congressional district|20th district]] (2013–2017)
| state_assembly2 = California
| district2       = [[California's 27th State Assembly district|27th]]
| term2           = December 7, 1992 – June 14, 1993 
| preceded2       = [[Sal Cannella (politician)|Sal Cannella]]
| succeeded2      = [[Bruce McPherson]]
| party           = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| spouse          = Shary Baldwin Farr
| children        = Jessica Farr
| residence       = [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|Carmel, California]]
| parents         = [[Fred Farr]] (father)
| module          = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Rep. Sam Farr Bids Farewell to Retiring California Representatives.ogg|title=Sam Farr's voice|type=speech|description=Sam Farr honors retiring members of [[United States congressional delegations from California|California's House delegation]]<br/>Recorded December 12, 2012}}
}}

'''Samuel Sharon Farr'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20130131192231/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/512512872.html?dids=512512872:512512872&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+12,+1968&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Farr-Baldwin+Troth+Told+by+Parents&pqatl=google|title=Los Angeles Times: Archives - Farr-Baldwin Troth Told by Parents|date=January 31, 2013|website=archive.ph|accessdate=February 19, 2025}}</ref> (born July 4, 1941) is an American politician who was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[California's 17th congressional district|California's 17th]] (1993–2013) and [[California's 20th congressional district|20th congressional districts]] (2013–17). He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He was elected to Congress in a 1993 special election when longtime Democratic Rep. [[Leon Panetta]] resigned to become Director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]. On November 12, 2015, he announced his retirement from Congress after the 2016 elections.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marcos|first1=Cristina|title=Rep. Sam Farr announces retirement|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/259948-calif-dem-announces-retirement/|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=12 November 2015}}</ref>