| Pat Garofalo | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district 36B (2005–2013) |
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Assumed office January 4, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Strachan |
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| Born |
September 23, 1971 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Spouse(s) | Julie |
| Children | Alex and Abby |
| Residence | Farmington, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Minnesota State University, Mankato (B.S.) |
| Occupation | network engineer, legislator |
| Religion | Catholic |
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.
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.
Garofalo was first elected in 2004 and has been reelected every two years since then. He served as Chairman of the Education Finance Committee from 2011 to 2012.
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.