Scott Fitzgerald
RepublicanU.S. Representative, WI-5| Age | 62 (b. 1963-11-16) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2021-01-03 (~5 yrs) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | BS, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1985); graduated Hustisford High School (1981) |
| Prior occupation | Newspaper publisher; owner and publisher of Dodge County Independent News (Juneau, WI, 1990-1996); associate publisher at Watertown Daily Times |
| Military service | Yes: U.S. Army Reserve (Lieutenant Colonel) |
| Birthplace | Chicago, Illinois |
| Marital status | married — Lisa Fitzgerald |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Clyman, Wisconsin |
| Notable relatives | Father: Stephen 'Steve' Fitzgerald (Dodge County Sheriff 14 years; U.S. Marshal for Western District of Wisconsin; head of Wisconsin State Patrol). Brother: Jeff Fitzgerald (Wisconsin Assembly Speaker 2011-12). |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1994 |
| Previous offices | Wisconsin State Senate, 13th District (1995-2021) · Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader (2011-12, 2013-2021) · Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader (2012-13) · Co-chair, Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance · Chair, Wisconsin Senate Corrections Committee |
| Committees | House Committee on Financial Services (Subcommittees: Financial Institutions; Housing and Insurance) · House Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet; Chair: Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust) |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Congressional Western Caucus · Values Action Team · Propane Caucus · School Choice Caucus · Election Integrity Caucus |
| Ideology | Consistently conservative Republican; voted to object to Arizona and Pennsylvania 2020 electoral votes; opposed COVID-19 public health mandates; supported limiting collective bargaining rights for public employees (2011 Wisconsin); received A+ rating from SBA List National Pro-Life Scorecard |
| Signature legislation | Supported Wisconsin 2011 budget repair bill (limiting public worker collective bargaining) · H.R. 7199 - Designating the USPS facility in Muskego, WI as the 'Colonel Hans Christian Heg Post Office' |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $1,700,000–$6,700,000 (2022) · estimate
| Dry Head Ranch, Big Horn, Montana | real_estate · $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · 2024 |
| Farm, Juneau, Wisconsin | real_estate · $1,000,000–$1,000,000 · 2024 |
| Property, Watertown, Wisconsin | real_estate · $250,001 · 2024 |
Top donors: BGR Group ($21,900)
Top industries: Insurance · Finance and Financial Sector · Crime and Law Enforcement · Commerce · International Affairs
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — Wisconsin Ethics Commission: Excessive Campaign Contributions Settlement
Scott Fitzgerald's Wisconsin state senate campaign committee (Scott Fitzgerald for Senate) agreed to a $3,600 settlement with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission for accepting excessive campaign contributions from four individuals and three PACs between 2015 and 2018, in violation of the state limit of $2,000 per donor per four-year election period. The settlement was agreed in October 2020. However, Fitzgerald's campaign did not directly pay the penalty; instead, the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate (CERS) — the legislative campaign committee Fitzgerald led — paid the $3,600 as part of a broader $5,448 forfeiture that also covered a separate CERS violation. As of February 2021, Fitzgerald's campaign had not reimbursed CERS.