Pat Garofalo
Pat Garofalo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | September 23, 1971 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse | Julie |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Farmington, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Minnesota State University, Mankato (B.S.) |
| Occupation | network engineer, legislator |
Patrick Garofalo (born September 23, 1971) 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
Born in 1971,[1] Garofalo graduated from Rosemount High School in Rosemount in 1989, then went on to Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, earning his B.S. in law enforcement in 1994.
Minnesota House of Representatives
Garofalo was first elected in 2004 and has been reelected every two years since. He has been chairman of the Jobs, Energy and Housing Committee since 2015. He previously served one term as chairman of the Education Finance Committee in 2011-12.[2] Garofalo has been an advocate for lower taxes, has opposed government incentives to fund broadband in rural areas and has a voting record with some libertarian tendencies.
2016 Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 13,926 | 64.78 | |
| DFL | Marla Vagts | 7,542 | 35.08 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.13 | ||
| Total Votes | 21,497 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014 Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 8,878 | 63.85 | |
| DFL | Marla Vagts | 5,008 | 36.02 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.13 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,904 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012 Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 12,520 | 59.47 | |
| DFL | Jim Arlt | 8,512 | 40.04 | |
| Write-in | 19 | 0.09 | ||
| Total Votes | 21,051 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010 Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 12,317 | 65.81 | |
| DFL | Sigrid Iversen | 6,381 | 34.10 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.09 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,715 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008 Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 14,235 | 56.01 | |
| DFL | Bev Topp | 11,144 | 43.85 | |
| Write-in | 36 | 0.14 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,415 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006 Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 10,304 | 55.85 | |
| DFL | Paul Hardt | 8,123 | 44.03 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.12 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,450 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004 Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 14,511 | 62.39 | |||
| DFL | Benjamin Coler | 8,718 | 37.48 | |||
| Write-in | 31 | 0.13 | ||||
| Total Votes | 23,260 | 100 | Republican hold | |||
Political History
After first being elected in 2004, Garofalo was challenged for the Republican Party endorsement in 2006. He eventually won endorsement after a long and divided convention.[3]
Republican Presidential candidate John McCain hosted a campaign town hall at Lakeville South High School in October 2008. McCain selected Garofalo, an early McCain supporter, to be a featured speaker at the event.
In 2010, Garofalo became a lightning rod for controversy when he publicly attacked the leadership of Education Minnesota, Minnesota's Teacher's Union. In 2011, he returned to the Minnesota legislature with a new Republican majority and was selected as Chairman of the Education Finance Committee.
In 2014, after Garofalo told activists that he would not run for reelection, local Republicans convinced him to change his mind.
In 2015, after U.S. Representative John Kline announced he was not running for reelection, attention turned to Garofalo as a possible contender for the seat. After a recruiting visit to Washington, D.C. with House Leadership, Garofalo returned to Minnesota and told local media, "I would rather stick a fork in my eye than run for Congress".[4]
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.[2]
References
- ^ https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12262
- ^ a b "Garofalo, Patrick "Pat"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ newsroom, Hastings (2017-06-23). "Bipartisan spirit earns Garofalo major award, but irks some Republican..." www.hastingsstargazette.com. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Johnson, Tad. "Not a 2016 candidate, Kline focused on work ahead". hometownsource.com. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
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