Ray Garofalo
| Raymond Edward "Ray" Garofalo, Jr. | |
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| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 103 district |
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Assumed office January 9, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Reed S. Henderson |
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| Born | September 1958 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Seibert Garofalo |
| Residence |
Meraux, St. Bernard Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater |
Holy Cross High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Businessman |
Holy Cross High School
Loyola University New Orleans
Raymond Edward Garofalo, Jr., known as Ray Garofalo (born September 1958), is a lawyer and commercial developer from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 103, which encompasses primarily St. Bernard Parish and four precincts each from Orleans and Plaquemines parishes.
Garofalo is a graduate of the Roman Catholic Holy Cross High School,Loyola University New Orleans and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Garofalo resides with his wife, the former Joan Seibert, in Meraux, a census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish.
Garofalo won the state House position in the general election held on November 19, 2011, when he defeated the Democrat, Chad Lauga, 7,153 (53.3 percent) to 6,262 (46.7 percent). The incumbent Democrat Reed S. Henderson did not seek reelection.
Garofalo in his first term was assigned to the House (1) Civil Law and Procedure, (2) Judiciary, and (3) Natural Resources and Environment committees. The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry rated Garofalo 89 percent, with a 78 percent score for the 2013 session alone. In the 2012, session Garofalo was the subject of an ultimately unsuccessful recall instigated by disgruntled professional educators in his district who object to his conservative House votes on issues related to school vouchers and education reform which had been popular positions shown in public opinion polls during the 2011 election period.
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