▁was ▁a ▁state ▁representative ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁mand ates ▁held ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁own ▁initi ative , ▁he ▁emb rac ed ▁a ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Agr este ▁region , ▁from ▁where ▁his ▁family ▁origin ates . ▁F aria ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁young est ▁state ▁deput y ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁before ▁turning ▁to ▁political ▁activity . ▁ ▁F aria ▁is ▁state ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁National ▁M obil ization ▁( PM N ) ▁and ▁leads ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁do ▁Norte . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁elections , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁voted ▁parliament ary ▁in ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁best - r ated ▁in ▁proportion ate ▁numbers ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁ 7 0 , 7 8 2 ▁votes . ▁In ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁F aria ▁held ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Constitution ▁and ▁Justice ▁( tw ice ), ▁ 1 st ▁Secretary , ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁President . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁Robinson ▁pres ided ▁over ▁deb ates ▁on ▁Ag rib us iness , ▁S hr imp ▁and ▁F ruit ▁Cro ps ; ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁an ▁oil ▁ref in ery ; ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁São ▁Gon ç alo ▁do ▁Am arante ▁International ▁Airport ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Law ▁of ▁micro ▁and ▁small ▁business es