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|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for District 103 (Orleans, Plaquemines,<br> and St. Bernard parishes)
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for District 103 (Orleans, Plaquemines,<br> and St. Bernard parishes)
|term_start=January 2012
|term_start=January 2012
|term_end=
|term_end=January 2024
|preceded=Reed S. Henderson
|preceded=Reed S. Henderson
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''Raymond Edward Garofalo, Jr.''', known as '''Ray Garofalo''' (born September 9, 1958),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/raymond-garofalo/e307627283286|title=Raymond Garofalo|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> is a [[lawyer]] and [[business]]man from St. Bernard Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 103, which encompasses primarily St. Bernard Parish and four precincts each from neighboring Orleans and Plaquemines parishes.
'''Raymond Edward Garofalo, Jr.''', known as '''Ray Garofalo''' (born September 9, 1958),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/raymond-garofalo/e307627283286|title=Raymond Garofalo|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> is a [[lawyer]] and [[business]]man from St. Bernard Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 103, which encompasses primarily St. Bernard Parish and four precincts each from neighboring Orleans and Plaquemines parishes.
Garofalo (pronounced GAH RAFF A LOW or GARO FOLLOW) is a graduate of two [[Roman Catholic]] institutions in [[New Orleans]], Loyola University and the Loyola Law School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/134622/ray-garofalo|title=Representative Ray Garofalo|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
Garofalo (pronounced GAH RAFF A LOW or GARO FOLLOW) is a graduate of two [[Roman Catholic]] institutions in [[New Orleans]], Loyola University and the Loyola Law School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/134622/ray-garofalo|title=Representative Ray Garofalo|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
Garofalo was named the chairman of the House Education Committee. Schexnayder, however, proved disloyal to Garofalo, who had joined the Fraud Squad to make Schnexyader the Speaker. The removal occurred because of a comment that Garofalo uttered in committee, "the good, the bad, the ugly" of [[slavery]], went viral. The Black Caucus demanded Garofalo's removal as chairman as a condition for the thirty-five African-American legislators to support "tax reform" in the legislative session. [[Tanner Magee]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish, the House Majority Leader and integral part of the Fraud Squad, said that Schexnayder met with Garofalo, but the disagreement could not be resolved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/18/louisiana-house-education-chair-ray-garofalo-ousted-slavery-comment/5141971001/|title=Louisiana House Education Committee chair removed following fallout from slavery comment|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
Garofalo was named the chairman of the House Education Committee. Schexnayder, however, proved disloyal to Garofalo, who had joined the Fraud Squad to make Schnexyader the Speaker. The removal occurred because of a comment that Garofalo uttered in committee, "the good, the bad, the ugly" of [[slavery]], went viral. The Black Caucus demanded Garofalo's removal as chairman as a condition for the thirty-five African-American legislators to support "tax reform" in the legislative session. [[Tanner Magee]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish, the House Majority Leader and integral part of the Fraud Squad, said that Schexnayder met with Garofalo, but the disagreement could not be resolved.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/18/louisiana-house-education-chair-ray-garofalo-ousted-slavery-comment/5141971001/|title=Louisiana House Education Committee chair removed following fallout from slavery comment|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
Garofalo contested the District 1 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 14, 2023. He was challenged by another Republican, Robert "Bob" Owen. The seat is vacated by Republican [[Sharon Hewitt]].
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