Patrick Wayne "Pat" Beard (September 9, 1947 – February 7, 2017) was an American politician and steelworker.
[1] Beard thereafter received his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Minnesota.
Beard worked as a steelworker for North Star Steel.
From 1983 to 1994, Beard served in the Minnesota House of Representatives and was a Democrat.
Beard died at Fairview University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota from complications due to exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.