Joshua 'Josh' O'Farrell is the former Democratic representative for the 96th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. Following the resignation of Representative Allan Sayre in 2010, he was selected to serve the remainder of the term from a pool of five qualified candidates including O'Farrell, former Belmont County Commissioner Mark Thomas and Harrison County Commissioner Barbara Pincola. He was narrowly defeated in the 2010 general election and the 2012 general election by Al Landis. He is the Democratic candidate for the 98th District of the Ohio House of Representatives, which encompasses all of Tuscarawas County and the majority of Holmes County. Career O'Farrell is a 2000 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in history. He then went on to complete a Juris Doctor degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2010. O'Farrell was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2010 and was also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He currently holds membership in the Tuscarawas County Bar Association, the Stark County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Ohio Association of Justice. O'Farrell is currently employed as an associate attorney by Tzangas, Plakas, Mannos Ltd. in Canton, Ohio. His experience and focus surrounds representing landowners throughout East Central and Northeast Ohio in oil and gas lease negotiations, pipeline right-of-way agreement negotiations, and in complex oil and gas litigation. O'Farrell also practices toxic torts and environmental litigation, commercial litigation, and professional negligence litigation. Ohio House of Representatives; 96th District Josh O'Farrell was chosen by the Ohio House of Representatives Democratic Caucus to replace outgoing Representative Alan Sayre and was sworn into office on June 2, 2010. O'Farrell adjusted quickly to his new role as a member of the 128th Ohio General Assembly, and spent his first full day as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in session until 4 a.m. the next day. Within weeks of taking office, O'Farrell responded to severe storms that battered the 96th District; surveying the damage alongside Sugarcreek, Ohio, Fire Chief Jim Harrison. Representative O'Farrell was an active member of the Ohio House of Representatives; he introduced three bills during his six-month tenure and co-sponsored ten others. During his tenure, he served on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, the Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and