</s> ▁Lawrence ▁M . ▁F arn ese ▁Jr . ▁( born ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁att orney ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁Democratic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Senate , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁District ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁F arn ese ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dre x el ▁Hill , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁His ▁grand father , ▁Andrew ▁M . ▁F arn ese , ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Gas ▁Commission . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Mal vern ▁Pre par atory ▁School , ▁he ▁attended ▁Vill an ova ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁Temple ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁( 1 9 9 4 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁works , ▁of ▁coun sel , ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁with ▁Kle hr ▁Harrison ▁Har vey ▁Bran zburg ▁L LP ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁F arn ese ▁challeng ed ▁ 1 0 - term ▁inc umb ent ▁Bab ette ▁Joseph s ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 nd ▁District ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁House . ▁He ▁was ▁narrow ly ▁defeated , ▁losing ▁by