Mike Fitzpatrick

American politician

Michael Gerard Fitzpatrick (June 28, 1963 – January 6, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2007 and 2011 to 2017.

Mike Fitzpatrick
Mike Fitzpatrick, Official Portrait, 2013
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byPatrick Murphy
Succeeded byBrian Fitzpatrick
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byJim Greenwood
Succeeded byPatrick Murphy
Member of the Bucks County
Board of Commissioners
In office
January 17, 1995[1] – January 3, 2005
Preceded byMark Schweiker
Succeeded byJim Cawley
Personal details
Born
Michael Gerard Fitzpatrick

(1963-06-28)June 28, 1963
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2020(2020-01-06) (aged 56)
Levittown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Kathleen Gestite
Children6
RelativesBrian Fitzpatrick (brother)
Alma materSt. Thomas University, Dickinson School of Law
OccupationAttorney

After loosing his re-election bid in 2006, he was re-elected in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He was a supporter of term limits and did not seek re-election in 2016 and retired in 2017.

He had a moderate conservative position, and ranked among the most bipartisan members of Congress.[2]

Fitzpatrick was diagnosed with colon cancer in June 2008. He reported five months later that the cancer went into remission after chemotherapy.[3] In 2016, he had surgery after the cancer returned and continued to have the disease until his death.[4]

Fitzpatrick died in Levittown, Pennsylvania on January 6, 2020 from melanoma at the age of 56.[4]

References change

  1. "Archives: Allentown Morning Call - FITZPATRICK REPLACES SCHWEIKER". pqarchiver.com. January 18, 1995. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. "Our Work: The Lugar Center". thelugarcenter.org. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. John Mullane (2008-11-27). "A second chance". Bucks County Courier Times, archived at WebCite. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Mike Fitzpatrick, a former Republican congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs, has died at 56". Inquirer. January 6, 2020.