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 2002 gubernatorial campaign. [2]

Pat Garofalo is the Director of State and Local Policy at the American Economic Liberties Project. Pat is the author of The Billionaire Boondoggle: How Our Politicians Let Corporations and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobs. Prior to joining Economic Liberties, Pat served as managing editor for Talk Poverty at the Center for American Progress.

Pat has been recognized as a national leader on energy policy issues. Pat previously serverd as the national co-chair for the Council of State Government’s Energy and Environmental Public Policy Committee.

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He was the Technology Coordinator for Governor Tim Pawlenty's first campaign for Minnesota Governor before serving in the Minnesota Legislature. He resigned early after previously announcing he would not run for reelection in 2024. Religion provided by Politics in Minnesota the Directory, 2005-2006.

2025年2月18日 · Pat is Director of state and local policy at the American Economic Liberties Project and a resident of Edgewood.

2024年1月16日 · Another longtime state lawmaker has announced that this will be his final year in the legislature. Rep. Pat Garofalo, R-Farmington, was first elected in 2004 and is in the midst of his 10th term...

2024年7月9日 · Rep. Pat Garofalo (R-Farmington) will resign his District 58B seat effective Sunday, July 14 at 11:59 p.m. In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz dated July 9, 2024, Garofalo gave notice of his intended resignation, adding: “It has been an honor to serve the constituents of House District 58B and the state of Minnesota.”

Pat Garofalo is a writer, editor, and policy analyst in Washington, D.C., who has worked on economic policy issues since the summer of 2008. Yes, right when the financial crisis started. He’s currently director of state and local policy for the American Economic Liberties Project.