Former State Senator, Sheriff, Security & Anit-Terrorism Expert

Patrick McGowan is a retired law enforcement executive with 32 years of law
enforcement experience, including 20 years with the Minneapolis Police
Department - where he was decorated for bravery and 12 years as Hennepin County
Sheriff.
He was a recognized Counter-Terrorism expert and in addition, taught college,
served as a guest lecturer and is a former Minnesota State Senator.
In 1988, while still serving with the Minneapolis Police Department, Mr.
McGowan was elected to the Minnesota State Senate:
 He held the distinction of being only the second police officer in the history
of our State ever elected to the Minnesota Senate.
 In 1989, he was selected as “Freshman Legislator of the Year” by “Politics
in Minnesota.”
 From 1991 to January 1995, he served as Assistant Republican Leader of
the Senate
 He was instrumental in all major crime legislation passed during his tenure
and received numerous honors while serving as a Minnesota State
Senator.

As Sheriff of Hennepin County:
 From January 2000 thru December 2001 - Sheriff McGowan served as
President of the Major County Sheriffs’ Association which was comprised
of the 82 largest Sheriff’s Offices in the United States. As one of the 4
original founders and President, he sat on sat on a Terrorism Advisory
Board to then FBI Director Bob Muller.
 In 2005, Sheriff McGowan was selected as “National Sheriff of the Year” by
the National Sheriffs’ Association which represents the 3,000 plus sheriffs
across America.
 He retired as Hennepin County Sheriff at the end of 2006.
Additionally, he is a veteran of the United States Air Force – Honorably Discharged.