Les Farnum

{{Infobox officeholder | name = Les Farnum | district = 33rd | term_start = January 13, 2020 | state_house = Louisiana | spouse = Karen | children = 4 | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | birth_place = [[Sulphur, Louisiana]], U.S. | education = [[Sowela Technical Community College]] | predecessor = Stuart Moss }}

'''Les Farnum''' is an American politician serving as a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from the 33rd district. Elected in November 2019, he assumed office on January 13, 2020.

== Early life and education == Farnum was born in [[Sulphur, Louisiana]]. He graduated from the [[Sowela Technical Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Les Farnum's Biography|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/107599/les-farnum|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Vote Smart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=State Representative Les Farnum|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=33|access-date=2021-07-27|website=house.louisiana.gov}}</ref>

== Career == Farnum was a union electrician. He then worked as an energy consultant for Power and Control Systems in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. He was a power systems supervisor at [[Phillips 66]] from 2008 to 2013. He was also a manager at [[Sasol]]. Farnum was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] in 2018, losing to incumbent Republican Stuart Moss. Farnum defeated Moss in a rematch election in 2019 and assumed office in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Les Farnum|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Les_Farnum|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

<references /> {{Louisiana House of Representatives}}

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