Paul Thomas Farrell Jr. (born July 1, 1972) is an American lawyer from Huntington, West Virginia who ran for President of the United States at the Democratic West Virginia, 2016.
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Early life and education
Paul Thomas Farrell Jr. was born by Judge Paul Thomas Farrell and Charlene Marie Linsenmeyer on July 1, 1972. Farrell spent his first few years in Morgantown, West Virginia before moving to Huntington. There he will graduate from Huntington East High School in 1990. Farrell will then graduate from the University of Notre Dame in 1994 & amp; West Virginia University College of Law in 1997 where he became editor of the Legal Review executive.
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2016 presidential campaign
On January 28, 2016, Farrell filed for the United States President for the Democratic Party in West Virginia. He cited West Virginia's disappointment with a national candidate as his motivation to run for office, noting the poor performance of US President Barack Obama at Primary Democratic 2012 in West Virginia. Farrell does not plan to run in any additional state, but he says he wants to bring national attention to the 'divisive economic region' caused by the War on coal. Farrell was third in primary West Virginia, receiving just under 9 percent of the vote. In her best performance, Farrell was second in Mingo County, beating Hillary Clinton with 113 votes. He lost to Bernie Sanders who won every county in the state.
Opioid Epidemic
The state of Farrell in West Virginia has become the epicenter of the Opioid Epidemic. Between 2007 and 2012, the drug distribution company sent 780 million doses of opioids to West Virginia, and 1,728 death overdoses occurred. In 2017, Farrell filed a series of lawsuits against drugmakers distributors under state public disturbance laws. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the various districts, seeks to hold the drug distribution company responsible for the costs incurred to combat the epidemic. In Cabell County alone, 40 million tablets are distributed over a five year period, more than 400 for each of the 96,000 people living there.
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External links
- Paul T. Farrell Jr. to the President on Facebook
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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