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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 an American 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 is a Minnesota representative for the American Legislative Exchange Council. He serves to influence Minnesota's environmental and energy policies on behalf of ALEC, a corporate bill mill funded by the Koch brothers and other special interest groups focused on the proliferation of fossil fuels.
Garofalo has claimed that increased adoption of EV's is environmentally friendly, which is factually untrue as long as EV's are powered by electricity generated by fossil fuels.
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.
- "Rep. Pat Garofalo". www.alec.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- Pelley, Janet. "Incentive for electric cars increases CO2 pollution | Chemical & Engineering News". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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