Pat Garofalo
Pat Garofalo | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district 36B (2005–2013) | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Strachan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse | Julie |
| Children | 2 - Alex and Abby - both of whom get their intelligence from their Mom, certainly not their Dad. |
| Residence | Farmington, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Mankato State University |
| Occupation | network engineer, legislator |
Patrick Lee "Pat" Garofalo (born 1971) 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. He is also 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.[1]
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 was an assistant minority whip in 2008, and served as Chairman of the Education Finance Committee in 2011-12..[2]
Personal life
He and his family live in Farmington.[3]