Blake Farenthold

A Representative from Texas. Born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Tex. , December 12, 1961. Graduated from Incarnate Word High School, Corpus Christi, Tex. , 1980. B. S. , University of Texas, Austin, Tex. , 1985. J. D. , St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Tex. , 1989. Lawyer, private practice. Business owner. Radio commentator. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the three succeeding Congresses until his resignation on April 6, 2018 (January 3, 2011-April 6, 2018). Died on June 20, 2025, in Corpus Christi, Tex.