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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district 36B (2005–2013) | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Strachan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1971-09-23) September 23, 1971 (age 53) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse | Julie |
| Children | Alex and Abby |
| Residence | Farmington, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Mankato State University (B.S.) |
| Occupation | network engineer, legislator |
Patrick Lee "Pat" Garofalo is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 58B, which includes portions of Dakota and Goodhue counties in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Education
Garofalo graduated from Rosemount High School in Rosemount in 1989, then went on to Mankato State University in Mankato, earning his B.S. in law enforcement in 1994.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Garofalo was first elected in 2004 and has been re-elected every two years since then. He served as Chairman of the Education Finance Committee from 2011 to 2012. Garofalo was the chief author of the alternative teacher licensure bill, signed into law by Governor Mark Dayton on March 7, 2011. Garofalo also chief authored early education scholarships, vouchers for low income families in K-12 schools, and "Walker-like" collective bargaining reforms. Most recently, he has been a vocal critic of Democratic Party proposals to require solar mandates, unionize home daycare businesses, and allow illegal immigrants to receive instate tuition.
Garofalo gained notority when he tweeted on March 9, 2014: "Let's be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime." The following day, Garofalo issued an apology stating that he was mistaken and the NBA policy on drug enforcement is stronger than he had previously believed. He made no apology to the fact that percentage of black men in NBA is very close to 70% as noted by Race and ethnicity in the NBA and black males make up 40% of prisoners according to Statistics of incarcerated African-American males.
Personal life
Garofalo and his family live in Farmington. He is a network engineer who works on computer infrastructure and IP telephony systems. He was the technology coordinator for Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's first campaign in 2002.
References
- ^ "Garofalo, Patrick "Pat"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- "PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT FROM REP. PAT GAROFALO". Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
External links
- Pat Garofalo at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Rep. Pat Garofalo official Minnesota House of Representatives website
- Minnesota Public Radio Votetracker: Rep. Pat Garofalo
- Project Votesmart - Rep. Pat Garofalo Profile
- Rep. Pat Garofalo official campaign website