Brian Fitzpatrick
Brian Kevin Fitzpatrick (born December 17, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (age 52)) is a former FBI agent and establishment moderate RINO currently serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, having previously represented the 8th district from 2017 to 2019.
| Brian Fitzpatrick | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 â present | |
| Predecessor | Bob Brady |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District From: January 3, 2017 â January 3, 2019 | |
| Predecessor | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| Successor | Matt Cartwright |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] |
U.S. House of Representatives
2016 election
After his brother Mike of Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district chose to retire in 2016, Fitzpatrick ran for the seat and won by 9 percentage points.[2]
115th U.S. Congress
Along with then-representative Dave Trott of Michigan, Rep. Fitzpatrick introduced a gun control bill targeting bump stocks.[3]
2018 election
Rep. Fitzpatrick narrowly won re-election in 2018 with 51% of the votes casted.[4] During the debate for the general election held in a synagogue between him and Democrat opponent Scott Wallace, the latter used the f-word in the sacred place.[5]
116th U.S. Congress
Fitzpatrick is a staunch proponent of gun control who, along with seven other House Republicans, voted for a "bipartisan" bill to prohibit private gun sales.[6]
In July 2019, Fitzpatrick, along with House Republicans Susan Brooks of Indiana, Fred Upton of Michigan, and Will Hurd of Texas, joined all Democrats in supporting a time-wasting resolution condemning Donald Trump over "racist" tweets.[7]
Fitzpatrick joined a bipartisan effort in early May 2020 amidst the CCP pandemic to help local chambers of commerce access financial relief via the Paycheck Protection Program.[8]
2020 election
Rep. Fitzpatrick is running for re-election to a third term in 2020. Having faced a much more conservative primary challenger, he only won by a margin of 20%, having garnered just 60% of the votes casted.[9] He will face Democrat Christina Finello in the general election in a strongly contested race; his seat is being heavily targeted by the Democrat establishment.[10][11] His bid is endorsed by gun control groups following his anti-2nd amendment record.[12][13]
See also
References
- â Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress
- â 2016 Pennsylvania House Election Results
- â Republican Reps. Buck NRA, Introduce Gun Control for Bump Stocks
- â Pennsylvania House Election Results 2018
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- The four Republicans who voted to condemn Trump's tweets
- House Passes Resolution to Condemn Trumpâs âRacistâ Tweets, 240-187
- House Demsâand Four RepublicansâCondemn Trump Tweets, Falsely Calling Them Racist
- These Four Republicans Voted to Condemn Trump's Racist Tweets. Here's What They Said About It
- â House lawmakers introduce bill for local chambers of commerce to receive PPP funding
- â 2020 Pennsylvania primary results
- â DCCC to run ads tying 11 House Republicans to Trump remarks on entitlements
- â House Democrats targeting six more Trump districts for 2020
- â Gun control group rolls out House endorsements
- â Gun-Control Brady Group Endorses Fitzpatrick