Editing Sam Farr (section)

==Early life and education ==
Farr was born in San Francisco, the son of Janet Emerson (née Haskins) and [[Fred Farr|Frederick Sharon "Fred" Farr]]. One of his maternal great-grandfathers was acting mayor of Los Angeles [[William Hartshorn Bonsall]], and one of his paternal great-great-grandfathers was the brother of Nevada Senator [[William Sharon]].<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/farr.htm {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=June 2022}}</ref> He grew up in [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|Carmel]], where he still lives. His father was a California state senator from 1955 to 1967.<ref>[https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Fred-Farr-2822337.php Fred Farr], ''[[SF Gate]]'', June 12, 1997. Retrieved May 19, 2022.</ref>

He was educated at [[Willamette University]], [[Santa Clara University]] and the [[Monterey Institute of International Studies]]. Farr is a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity at Willamette University.