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Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald (born November 16, 1963) is an American politician and former newspaper publisher. A Republican, he represents Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district includes many of Milwaukee 's northern and western suburbs, such as Waukesha, West Bend, Brookfield, and Mequon.
Latest News. Rep. Fitzgerald’s Bail Reform Bill Passes in House. September 25, 2024. |. Press Release. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after his bill, the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act, was passed on the House floor 255-161. Read More.
Elected in 2020, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald represents Wisconsin’s Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to his election to Congress, Fitzgerald served in the Wisconsin State Senate representing the 13th District from 1995 to 2021.
Scott Fitzgerald, the Representative from Wisconsin - in Congress from 2023 through Present
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Scott Fitzgerald graduated from Hustisford High School in 1981. Fitzgerald served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1981 to 2009 and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. He earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh in 1985. Fitzgerald's career experience includes working as the associate publisher of the Watertown Daily Times, and ow...
Voter ID
In the summer of 2011, Wisconsin voters faced unique slate of recall elections that provided voters with a test run of new photo identification requirements. This new law was the result of a mid-May vote in the Senate and Gov. Scott Walker's signature. The Government Accountability Board (GAB), the state’s elections agency, began preparing to train local clerks and poll workers before the Senate vote. GAB spokesman Reid Magney said the agency could try a “soft implementation” of voter ID duri...
Collective bargaining
Dane County District Judge Maryann Sumi ruled in May 2011 that lawmakers violated Wisconsin's open meetings law by passing the collective bargaining legislation in spring 2011, and therefore, the bill is null and void. Gov. Scott Walkerhad signed the bill into law, but the ruling overrules it. "It is not the court's duty to determine whether 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 is good public policy or bad public policy; that is the business of the legislature," according to the ruling. "It is this court's...
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Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021
1. See also: Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021) Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Fitzgerald voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.
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Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Fitzgerald and his wife, Lisa, have three children.
Scott Fitzgerald delivered balanced budgets and conservative reforms in Wisconsin. Now, he’s taking the fight to Congress, to bring Wisconsin values and reforms to a place that desperately needs it.
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