Patrick Mara

Patrick Mara is Executive Director of the DC Republican Party. Prior to his position at the DC GOP, he was elected to the DC State Board of Education (SBOE) in 2010 and served a four year term representing Ward 1. During this period Patrick also focused on small business development and related consulting. Patrick previously worked on Capitol Hill for the late Senator John H. Chafee (R-RI); at the U.S. Department of Energy as a contractor; and later lobbied both the Legislative and Executive branches of the Federal government for seven years.

Over the last decade, Patrick served on the Boards of numerous local non-profits devoted to supporting the educational needs of District children and long-term tutored and mentored a number of DC Public School students. Before earning an entrepreneurship-focused MBA from Babson College, Patrick graduated from Marist College where he is a past President of the Alumni Executive Board and past Board of Trustees alumni representative. He sits on the Board of Governors of Washington Latin Public Charter School where he Chairs the Governance Committee. He and his wife live in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Ward 1 with their toddler son.