Patrick Garofalo
Meet the Candidate

Running For:
MN House of RepresentativesDistrict:
58BPolitical Affiliation:
RepublicanSurvey
Response Legend
- YYes
- NNo
- −Declined to Respond/Undecided, Position Unknown/Unclear
- *Comment
- †Position based upon candidate record or extensive research
Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
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1. Should abortions be banned after 20 weeks, the point at which an unborn child can feel pain? | Y | Note: 2019 Miller Heartbeat Amendment MN House p. 4379-4381 |
2. Do you oppose taxpayer funding of abortion? | Y | Note: Ban Taxpayer Funding of Abortion. 2017 MN House Journal, p. 4382 |
3. Do you oppose physician assisted suicide, also referred to as aid in dying? | Y | Note: Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 2020 Primary Election Voters Guide, Question 5 and 6: View Source |
4. Do you oppose public school policies that promote transgender ideology? | Y | Note: Republican Party Platform 2018. Section 4 Educate our Children. Emphasize Traditional American Values. K-12 public school teachers should not discuss or teach about alternative sexual lifestyles. View Source |
5. Do you support legislation that preserves women’s athletics for biological females? | - | |
6. Do you support school choice legislation, such as tuition tax credits, that would enable parents to choose the school that best suits their child’s needs? | Y | Note: Provide Educational Choice Through Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credits. 2017 MN House Journal, p. 3111 |
7. Should people have their religious freedom protected if they refuse to celebrate a same-sex wedding because of their deeply held religious beliefs? | Y | Note: Legalize Same-Sex Marriage. 2013 MN House Journal p. 4434. (Legislation included no legal protections for businesses, licensed professionals, creative professionals, or individual persons who have a religious, conscientious objection to participation in or celebration of same-sex marriage celebrations.) |