Sam Farraway

Farraway was born in Bathurst Base Hospital in 1986 to Warren and Leanne Farraway, and is the eldest of five children. Warren Farraway was involved in the automotive trade. In 1988, Warren and Leanne Farraway purchased a Hertz car rental franchise in Bathurst. Sam started to manage the family-run Hertz business in 2004. After operating for 30 years, the Farraway family sold the business in 2018. For over 10 years prior to his appointment as a member of the Legislative Council, Farraway was the president of Bathurst Agricultural, Horticultural and Pastoral Association, which runs the annual Royal Bathurst Show. In 2015 he won the young entrepreneur of the year at the Carillon Business Awards. ==Political career==

In 2007, Farraway met Kerry Bartlett, the then-federal Liberal MP for Macquarie, prior to the 2007 federal election. Farraway helped out in Bartlett's election campaign, by being the booth captain, packing booth kits, staffing pre-poll centres, and had a picture of Barlett's face on his car for five weeks. Blair resigned from the Council on 16 October 2019, and Farraway was appointed as a member of the Legislative Council the following day on 17 October 2019. In December 2021, Farraway was sworn in as the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads in the Perrottet ministry. He held the position until the Liberal-National Coalition lost the 2023 state election in March that year. On 20 July 2024, Farraway was preselected as the Nationals candidate for Calare for the 2025 federal election, after Gee had resigned from the party two years earlier. On 9 December 2024, Farraway resigned from the Legislative Council and was succeeded in the Legislative Council by former member for Monaro Nichole Overall. At the federal election in May 2025, Farraway came first on first preference votes. However, after preference distributions, he ultimately lost to Gee, who was contesting as an independent candidate. ==References==