▁Party ▁of ▁Minnesota , ▁he ▁represents ▁District ▁ 5 5 ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁T win ▁C ities ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁career ▁Pr att ' s ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Prior ▁Lake , ▁Minnesota ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Prior ▁Lake ▁High ▁School . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁bank er ▁for ▁Bank ▁of ▁America ▁and ▁a ▁commercial ▁real ▁estate ▁bro ker . ▁His ▁mother ▁taught ▁elementary ▁school ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁finishing ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁Sh ak ope e , ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁B ould er , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁econom ics ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁a ▁M . B . A . ▁Pr att ▁play ▁outside ▁line back er ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Buff alo es ▁under ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁head ▁coach ▁Bill ▁McC art ney . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁S igma ▁Ph i ▁E psilon ▁frat ern ity . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Prior ▁Lake - S av age ▁School ▁Board ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁chair . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁Senate ▁Pr att ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁winning ▁with ▁ 5 5 . 1 1