2025-2026 Session
Change SessionRepresentative Golrang "Rey" Garofano
- District
- Chittenden-23
- Party
- Democrat
- Seat Number
- 60
- rgarofano@leg.state.vt.us
- Phone
- (802) 828-2228
- Mailing Address
- 115 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633
- Committees
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- House Committee on Human Services, Vice Chair
- Canvassing Committee
- Judicial Nominating Board
- Working Group on Policies Pertaining to Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Who Are Criminal-
- Biography
- GOLRANG "REY" GAROFANO was born in Iran and immigrated to Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s to escape the Islamic regime and the Iran-Iraq War. Her career path took her to several large Northeast cities before settling in Vermont in 2005. She has been a public servant for the State of Vermont since 2006, serving in various leadership roles supporting Vermonters, including the most vulnerable populations. Rey’s public service career has spanned human services, including health care; affordable housing; homelessness; and early childhood education. She currently works at the Child Development Division, focusing on policies ensuring the youngest Vermonters have access to high-quality early childhood education. Rey also collaborates across the Department for Children and Families (DCF) to advance equity and social justice, remove structural barriers, and increase meaningful inclusion and representation across DCF. She has a deeply personal commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has been actively engaged in multiple community projects over the past decade to promote racial equity and inclusion in and around Essex. Her long career as a public servant, her deep understanding of State government, and her lived experience provide her with the perspective needed to work hard on behalf of working families in Essex and Essex Junction. Rey’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in business management from Champlain College, a certificate in trauma-informed practice from the Child Welfare Partnership at UVM, and a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of South Florida Muma College of Business. She has served on the Human Services Committee. Rey lives in Essex with her husband, daughter, and Portuguese Water Dog, Tilly.
Member House of Representatives: 2022–present.
Bills and Resolutions Sponsored by Representative Garofano
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Roll Call Votes by Representative Garofano
Regular Session 2025-2026
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