Rusty Farley, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2011) died he was , 57

Rusty Farley was a Republican politician from Oklahoma. Farley was the Representative for District 1 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House District 1 encompasses all but the far northwestern corner of McCurtain County (the only county in the District), located in the southeastern corner of the state died he was , 57.

(September 25, 1953 – July 4, 2011)

Political History

An 18-year member of the Haworth school board, Farley was unsuccessful in his 2008 bid for the seat, losing to Dennis Bailey.
Farley ran unopposed in the 2010 primary and once again faced Bailey for the District 1 seat. Farley upset the incumbent in a District where 81 percent of the residents are registered Democrats. Even more shocking was his political financing – Farley raised a grand total of only $170,^[1] and spent only $70 on a single newspaper ad.^[2]

Death

Farley died on July 4, 2011 from a pulmonary aneurysm at a Paris, Texas hospital. He was 57 years-old.^[3][4]

 

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