[3] He worked as a carpenter for five years before beginning higher education at Middlesex Community College, where he earned Associate degrees in Liberal Arts and Business Administration in 1995.
[4] Natale gained his first exposure to municipal government as a member of Woburn's Conservation Commission.
[5] In 2005 he was the only representative to vote against the $300 million House supplemental budget, which he opposed on the grounds that the bill's amendments contained an excessive amount of pork.
[2][5] Natale was a candidate for the 4th Middlesex district State Senate seat vacated by Robert Havern III in 2007.
He was found not guilty and later unsuccessfully sued the city of Woburn for alleged injuries he sustained during the incident.
[13][14] On February 2, 2014, Natale's name was on the New Hampshire Director of Motor Vehicles' list of Driving While Intoxicated revocations.