Pat Mazorol

Patrick A. "Pat" Mazorol (born March 20, 1949) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 41B, which includes western Bloomington and southern Edina in Hennepin County, in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he is a former president and CEO of Securian Trust Company, and a former senior vice president of university relations at Bethel University in Arden Hills.[1]

Pat Mazorol
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 41B district
In office
January 4, 2011 – 2013
Preceded byPaul Rosenthal
Succeeded byPaul Rosenthal
Personal details
BornMarch 20, 1949
Political partyRepublican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s)Barbara
Children2
ResidenceBloomington, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
William Mitchell College of Law
Professionbusiness executive, attorney, legislator

Mazorol was elected to the House in 2010. He served on the Civil Law, the Commerce and Regulatory Reform, the Higher Education Policy and Finance, and the Judiciary Policy and Finance committees.[2] On May 21, 2011, he joined the House Republican Majority in calling for a referendum on amending the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and woman.[3]

Mazorol graduated from Bloomington Kennedy High School in Bloomington, then went on to the University of Minnesota, receiving his B.A. in physics. He later earned his J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul. He was a practicing attorney for 12 years.[4][5]

Mazorol previously served on the Bloomington Human Rights Commission, was vice chair of the Board of Trustees for Bethel University, was a member of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Private Colleges Council, the Board of Directors for United Hospital Foundation, the Twin Cities advisory board for The Salvation Army, and the governing board of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie.[6]

Mazorol did not seek a second term in 2012.

References
  1. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15359
  2. http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15359
  3. "Roll call vote: Same-sex marriage ban amendment". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  4. http://patmazorol.com/about.php
  5. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15359
  6. http://patmazorol.com/about.php


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