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Pat Garofalo
American politician
Patrick "Pat" Garofalo (born September 23, ) is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Pat Garofalo - Ballotpedia Read Edit View history. More information Party, Candidate Alicia Kozlowski D. Legislative Committees.A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 58B, which includes portions of Dakota and Goodhue counties in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Education
Born in in Saint Paul, Minnesota,[1] Garofalo graduated from Rosemount High School in Rosemount in , then went on to Minnesota State University, Mankato in Mankato, earning his B.S.
in law enforcement in
Minnesota House of Representatives
Garofalo was first elected in and was reelected every two years thereafter. In February , he was named assistant minority whip for the Republican caucus. Garofalo served one term as chair of the Education Finance Committee in –12, and chaired the Job Growth & Energy Affordability Committee from to He served as the minority lead of the Ways and Means Committee.[2]
In March , Garofalo posted on Twitter that if a majority of National Basketball Association teams were to fold, "nobody would notice a difference [with the] possible exception of increase in streetcrime [sic]."[3][4] He said he was making an observation about crime among professional athletes, not a racist comment.[3] He later apologized.[5]
In , 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 told local media, "I would rather stick a fork in my eye than run for Congress".[6]
In , Garofalo called the U.S.
Capitol attack by Donald Trump supporters "ridiculous" and "banana republic shit".[7]
In January , Garofalo announced that he would not seek reelection after his term finished. In a letter to GovernorTim Walz dated July 9, , he gave notice of his intent to resign. Garofalo stepped down effective July 14 at PM.[8][9]
Personal life
Pat Garofalo is married to Julie (Rohloff) Garofalo, has two children, and lives in Farmington, Minnesota.[10] He is a network engineer who works on computer infrastructure and IP telephony systems, and was the technology coordinator for Tim Pawlenty's gubernatorial campaign.[2]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 11, | ||
| DFL | Marla Vagts | 8, | ||
| Write-in | 20 | |||
| Total votes | 19, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 13, | ||
| DFL | Marla Vagts | 7, | ||
| Write-in | 29 | |||
| Total votes | 21, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 8, | ||
| DFL | Marla Vagts | 5, | ||
| Write-in | 18 | |||
| Total votes | 13, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 12, | ||
| DFL | Jim Arlt | 8, | ||
| Write-in | 19 | |||
| Total votes | 21, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 12, | ||
| DFL | Sigrid Iversen | 6, | ||
| Write-in | 17 | |||
| Total votes | 18, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 14, | ||
| DFL | Bev Topp | 11, | ||
| Write-in | 36 | |||
| Total votes | 25, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 10, | ||
| DFL | Paul Hardt | 8, | ||
| Write-in | 23 | |||
| Total votes | 18, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Patrick Garofalo | 14, | ||
| DFL | Benjamin Coler | 8, | ||
| Write-in | 31 | |||
| Total votes | 23, | |||
| Republicanhold | ||||
References
- ^ ab"Garofalo, Patrick "Pat" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
- ^ ab"Garofalo, Patrick "Pat"".Pat garofalo bio Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. Pat Garofalo. Republican Party of Minnesota. Electoral history [ edit ].
Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 27,
- ^ abLee, Jolie (March 10, ). "Minn. lawmaker responds to tweet about NBA, street crime". USA Today. Retrieved January 30,
- ^Stassen-Berger, Rachel E.
(March 10, ). "Farmington legislator's tweet on NBA called racist". Star Tribune.
Insane clown posse Pat Garofalo Incumbent unopposed. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, Counties Represented: Dakota, Goodhue. Garofalo responded to a query by the Star Tribune , saying that he was referring to what he called the "NBA's high arrest rate" and the league's drug-testing policy.Retrieved January 30,
- ^Brooks, Jennifer (March 11, ). "Rep. Garofalo apologizes for tweet on NBA that many called racist". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 30,
- ^Johnson, Tad (3 September ).Brandeis university Please donate here to support our continued expansion. Jump to: navigation , search. Nathan Coulter D. He served as the minority lead of the Ways and Means Committee.
"Not a candidate, Kline focused on work ahead". . Retrieved
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- ^HPIS Staff (July 9, ). "Garofalo to resign from House".
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