How Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician) built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.
Brian Fitzpatrick is an American politician currently serving as a U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania since 2017. Representing districts that encompass Bucks County and a portion of Montgomery County, he previously worked as an attorney and FBI agent. He is currently serving Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district.
On April 26, 2016, Fitzpatrick won the Republican primary with 78.4% of the vote against Andy Warren and Marc Duome. He later won the general election.
In 2016, Brian Fitzpatrick initially pledged to support the Republican primary voters' choice for president. However, after Donald Trump became the nominee, Fitzpatrick changed his stance and stated he would not vote for either major party candidate, instead writing in Mike Pence.
In 2016, Brian Fitzpatrick ran for the open U.S. House seat after his brother, Mike Fitzpatrick, retired from Congress.
In 2016, Brian Fitzpatrick, a moderate Republican, was elected as U.S. Representative.
In 2016, Fitzpatrick became one of only three Republican U.S. representatives to win in congressional districts that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton carried.
In July 2018, Brian Fitzpatrick criticized the "mixed signals" that the Trump administration was sending regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.
On May 4, 2017, Fitzpatrick voted against the second attempt to pass the American Health Care Act.
In September 2017, Fitzpatrick urged the U.S. Supreme Court to limit extreme partisan gerrymandering in Gill v. Whitford.
In December 2017, Brian Fitzpatrick voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in a party-line vote.
In 2017, Brian Fitzpatrick became a U.S. representative from Pennsylvania for the 8th district.
In 2017, Fitzpatrick opposed Trump's executive order to impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.
In 2017, Fitzpatrick voted for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would prohibit abortions performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy, except in situations of incest or rape.
In 2017, Fitzpatrick was critical of President Obama's executive order establishing the DACA program, but said the immigration system was broken.
In January 2018, the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology (INTERDICT) Act, sponsored by Fitzpatrick, was signed into law. The law directs $15 million to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to expand screening for fentanyl and opioids at the U.S. border.
In February 2018, Fitzpatrick was the only Republican member of Congress from Pennsylvania not to take part in a lawsuit challenging a new district map drawn by Democrats.
In April 2018, Brian Fitzpatrick led a bipartisan group of freshmen House members in an Oval Office meeting where they discussed a proposed constitutional amendment imposing congressional term limits with Donald Trump.
In April 2018, Brian Fitzpatrick stated that Donald Trump should stop attacking the FBI and allow Robert Mueller to complete his investigation, asserting that it was improper to "judge an institution based on the actions of a few bad actors".
On May 15, 2018, Fitzpatrick won the Republican primary against Dean Malik with 68.85% of the vote. He then won the general election against Scott Wallace.
In May 2018, Brian Fitzpatrick and Stephanie Murphy introduced H.R. 5946, the Fostering Accountability, Integrity, Trust, and Honor (FAITH) in Congress Act, aimed at ending special perks for members of Congress, enacting a lifetime ban on former members becoming lobbyists, and withholding paychecks for failing to pass a budget on time.
In July 2018, Brian Fitzpatrick stated that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had "manipulated" Donald Trump at the Helsinki Summit. He expressed that he was "frankly sickened by the exchange" and criticized the "mixed signals" coming from the Trump administration regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.
At a September 2018 forum, Fitzpatrick highlighted man-made climate change as a serious issue and said Republicans must acknowledge the reality. He is a member of the bipartisan congressional Climate Solutions Caucus and cointroduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018.
After the court-mandated redistricting of Pennsylvania's congressional districts in 2018, Fitzpatrick was reelected to the redrawn 1st district.
In 2018, Fitzpatrick said he supported a path to citizenship for DREAMers, but that any immigration reform package has to deal with border security.
In 2018, Fitzpatrick was the only Republican endorsed by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. He voted to expand background checks and restrict assault weapon sales.
In July 2019, Brian Fitzpatrick joined three other Republican House members in voting to condemn inflammatory remarks made by Donald Trump about "The Squad", a group of Democratic U.S. Representatives who were women of color. Trump's remarks called for them to "go back" to their countries.
In 2019, Brian Fitzpatrick did not sponsor the 2019 version of the bill.
In 2019, Brian Fitzpatrick voted against the first impeachment of Donald Trump.
In 2019, Fitzpatrick co-signed a letter to President Donald Trump requesting that he veto any efforts to weaken anti-abortion policies.
In 2019, Fitzpatrick co-sponsored and voted for the Equality Act, which would extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBT adults and minors.
In 2019, Fitzpatrick voted for the American Dream and Promise Act, which included no new border security measures.
In 2019, Fitzpatrick's district was renumbered as the 1st district.
In 2020, Brian Fitzpatrick voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.
In 2020, Fitzpatrick was elected to a third term, defeating Andrew Meehan in the Republican primary and Christina Finello in the general election.
In 2020, after newsite LevittownNow.com obtained audio of Donald Trump endorsing Fitzpatrick's re-election, Fitzpatrick's office removed the publication from its press release list.
On February 4, 2021, Fitzpatrick joined 10 other Republican House members voting with all voting Democrats to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her Education and Labor Committee and Budget Committee assignments in response to controversial political statements she had made.
In March 2021, Fitzpatrick was one of eight Republicans to join the House majority in passing the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.
On May 19, 2021, Brian Fitzpatrick was one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6 commission, which was intended to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.
On October 21, 2021, Brian Fitzpatrick was one of nine House Republicans to vote to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.
On November 5, 2021, Fitzpatrick was among the 13 House Republicans who broke with their party and voted with a majority of Democrats for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill.
In 2021, Brian Fitzpatrick voted against the second impeachment of Donald Trump. Before the vote, he introduced a censure resolution against Trump that condemned the rhetoric that led to the January 6 Capitol attack.
In 2021, Fitzpatrick voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, which aimed to protect health-care professionals by establishing a statutory right for them to provide abortions.
In 2021, Fitzpatrick was one of three Republicans to vote for the Equality Act when it again passed the House.
On July 19, 2022, Fitzpatrick voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law.
On July 29, 2022, Fitzpatrick joined the Democrats in voting for a bill banning assault weapons.
As of 2022, Fitzpatrick has a lifetime score of 74% on the National Environmental Scorecard of the League of Conservation Voters.
In 2022, Brian Fitzpatrick neglected to participate in a pre-primary interview with LevittownNow after the news outlet published audio of Trump endorsing Fitzpatrick in 2020.
In 2022, Fitzpatrick defeated Alex Entin in the Republican primary and Ashley Ehasz in the general election.
In 2022, Fitzpatrick was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.
In 2022, Fitzpatrick was one of six Republicans to vote for the Global Respect Act, which sanctions foreign persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes.
In 2022, Fitzpatrick was one of three Republicans to vote for H.R. 8297: Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022.
In the 2022 midterm elections, Fitzpatrick was the only Republican member of Congress to receive an "F" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund.
In March 2023, Fitzpatrick was the only Republican House member to vote against H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act.
On June 13, 2023, Fitzpatrick voted with Democrats against HJ 44, a bill repealing the ATF's new regulations on Pistol Braces.
In 2023, Brian Fitzpatrick was reportedly the only House Republican to attend a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Capitol attack, calling it a "terrible day that we can never let happen again".
In March 2024, Fitzpatrick filed a discharge petition for the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act.
In 2024, Brian Fitzpatrick was among six Republicans who signed a bipartisan letter pledging to respect the results of the 2024 presidential election.
In 2024, Fitzpatrick defeated Mark Houck in the Republican primary and Ashley Ehasz in the general election.
In 2024, Fitzpatrick introduced the Captive Primate Safety Act with U.S. representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), which would prohibit the private ownership of chimpanzees and other primates as pets.
In 2024, Fitzpatrick is one of three Republicans to represent a district in which 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris received the majority of votes cast.
In 2024, Fitzpatrick secured re-election for a fifth term as U.S. Representative.
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