Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 1st district
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 8
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Pennsylvania, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
4
Congresses Served
4
House Terms
December 17, 1973 (50 years old)
Birthday
- American politician, attorney, and former FBI agent
- Served as a U.S. Representative since 2017
- District includes all of Bucks County and a part of Montgomery County
- Elected in 2016 and has been reelected since, including after a court-mandated redistricting in 2018
- Running for re-election in 2024
- Born and raised in Pennsylvania, with education from La Salle University, Pennsylvania State University, and Penn State Dickinson School of Law
- Former Special Assistant United States Attorney and FBI supervisory special agent
- Served in Kyiv, Ukraine; Mosul, Iraq; and Washington, D.C., and was embedded with U.S. Special Forces
- Ranked as one of the most bipartisan members of the House of Representatives
- Introduced the most bills among freshman Representatives in his term
- Voted in line with Joe Biden’s stated position 70% of the time during the 117th Congress
- Voted to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments and supported the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Has often aligned with anti-abortion stances but seeks bipartisan consensus on the issue
- Voted for legislation supporting access to abortion and contraception
- Supported antitrust legislation against anti-competitive behavior
- Acknowledges man-made climate change and supports environmental initiatives
- Filed a discharge petition for a bipartisan act supporting Ukraine, Israel, and U.S. Indo-Pacific allies
- Urged the U.S. Supreme Court to limit extreme partisan gerrymandering
- Supported gun control measures and received an “F” rating from the NRA
- Opposed the American Health Care Act and supported lowering drug costs
- Supported a path to citizenship for DREAMers and opposed Trump’s Muslim-majority country travel ban
- Supports same-sex marriage and anti-discrimination protections for LGBT individuals
- Sponsored legislation to combat narcotics trafficking
- Criticized Donald Trump’s remarks about The Squad and voted to condemn them
- Voted against both of Trump’s impeachments but introduced a censure resolution against Trump
- Criticized Russian interference in the 2016 election and Trump’s handling of Putin
- Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
- Led efforts to discuss congressional term limits with Trump and introduced legislation to end special perks for Members of Congress
- Voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress
- Committee assignments include the Committee on Ways and Means and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Co-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus