Robert J. Garagiola

Robert J. Garagiola

Robert J. Garagiola (born September 5, 1972) is an American politician from the state of Maryland. A Democrat, he currently represents District 15 in north-western Montgomery County in the Maryland State Senate.

Early Life and Family

Garagiola was born in Warren, Michigan to Ken and Marge Garagiola. In 1979, he and his family moved to the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1981, his family moved to the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri. At age 10, his family moved, again, to Oceanside, California, a northern suburb of San Diego. On September 5, 1988, his family moved once more to Cape May County, New Jersey.

After graduating from Ocean City High School in 1990, Rob attended Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In 1994, he received his B.S. in Political Science. During his years as an undergraduate, Rob is a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, served as its president in 1993 and District 1 Archon from 1994 to 1995.

In 1994, Rob moved to Germantown, Maryland, with his college girlfriend. Shortly thereafter, they married and had three children.

Maryland Senate

Garagiola was elected to the Maryland Senate in 2002, and re-elected in 2006. He is a Deputy Majority Leader, serves as Senate Chair for the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, and sits on the Finance Committee. [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/05sen/html/com/04fin.html] He is also the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing. In 2007, he was tapped to be the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Garagiola has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Congress in Maryland's 8th District should current Congressman Chris Van Hollen seek another office. [http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/02/the_futures_mar_16.html]

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