Drew Roach

Drew Roach
Roach at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
Member-elect of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 58B district
Assuming office January 7, 2025
Succeeding	Pat Garofalo
Personal details
Born	(1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 40)
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Minnesota School of Business

Drew Roach (born January 28, 1985)[1] is an American politician. He is the member-elect for the 58B district of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Life and career

Roach attended Minnesota School of Business.[2]

In November 2024, Roach defeated Ian English in the general election for the 58B district of the Minnesota House of Representatives, winning 59 percent of the votes.[3] He succeeded Pat Garofalo. He assumes office on January 7, 2025.[4]

In January 2025, Roach yelled after Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon after he adjourned a session of the House for lack of quorum, calling his presiding over the House "a sham" and that he "should not have the gavel." Minnesota law requires the Secretary of State to convene the House when there is no Speaker.[5] A recent Supreme Court decision declared that the House did not have a quorum, so could not elect a Speaker.[6]

Electoral history

2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election, District 58B[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Drew Roach	14,886	59.84
	Democratic (DFL)	Ian English	9,962	40.05
	Write-in		29	0.12
Total votes			24,877	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "Roach, Drew". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
2. "Roach, English vie for open seat in House District 58B". Sun ThisWeek. October 24, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
3. "2024 Minnesota General Elections Results - State House District 58B". USA Today. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
4. "Drew Roach". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Minnesota Statutes". Minnesota Legislature. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
6. "Minnesota House operations stuck in the mud". Minnesota Reformer. January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
7. "2024 Results for All State Representative Races". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 November 2024.