Current Role:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Wisconsin’s 5th congressional district (2021–present)

Previous roles:
Majority Leader, Wisconsin State Senate (2011–2021)
Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Senate (dates prior to 2011)
Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, District 13 (1994–2021)

Education:
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1985)

Background:
Born 1963, Chicago, Illinois
Moved to Hustisford, Wisconsin at age 11
Graduated Hustisford High School (1981)
Retired lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army Reserve (service 1981–2009)

Career:
Former newspaper publisher (Dodge County Independent News, associate publisher at Watertown Daily Times)
Army Reserve officer, battalion commander

Political positions:
Republican
Supports restrictions on public employee collective bargaining
Advocates for legislative power in redistricting and opposition to early voting expansion
Opposed COVID-19 mask mandates and pandemic-related election changes
Objected to certification of 2020 presidential electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania
Supports strong US-Israel relations

Legislative achievements:
Led passage of Governor Walker’s 2011 budget repair bill
Instrumental in redistricting efforts post-2010 census
Sponsored federal bills such as the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (2025)

Controversies:
Supported 2011 limits on collective bargaining, triggering statewide protests
Defended legislative redistricting found unconstitutional by federal court
Backed legislation to limit powers of incoming Democratic administration after 2018
Campaign penalized for excessive contributions in 2020 (penalty paid by external committee)
Voted to object to 2020 presidential election certification

Scott Fitzgerald, born in Chicago in 1963, is the Republican U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 5th district since 2021. Raised in Hustisford, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and served as a U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel. Before Congress, Fitzgerald led the Wisconsin State Senate as majority leader and was a key architect of controversial labor and redistricting laws. He is known for supporting legislative authority, opposing COVID-19 mandates, and objecting to 2020 presidential election results. Fitzgerald lives in Clyman, Wisconsin, with his wife and three sons and maintains strong ties to his state and party.