mike fitzpatrick, a
Pennsylvanian republican, is
running in the upcoming 2010-
midterm u.s. house of
representative election.
fitzpatrick will be running
against his Democrat opponent,
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy.
according to his campaign
website, fitzpatrick was born
in Philadelphia on June 28,
1963. he graduated from
Bishop egan high school in
fairless hills before earning
his Bachelor’s Degree from st.
thomas university in 1985. in
1988, fitzpatrick was awarded
his law degree from the
Dickinson school of Law, part
of Penn. state university.
several years after graduating
from college, fitzpatrick
became a Bucks county
commissioner in 1995, a position
he continues to hold. in
that role he has taken action to
preserve over 11,000 acres of
land for farms, parks, and other
natural areas around the county.
fitzpatrick also co-chaired
an effort to pass a ballot that
authorized Bucks county to
secure $87 million for open
space protection.
aside from preserving historic
Bucks county land,
fitzpatrick has
worked on other
environmental
issues as well.
he helped the
n e s h a m i n y
creek obtain $3
million in grant
funding for
flooding projects.
as a commiss
i o n e r ,
fitzpatrick has
also worked to
upgrade the
Bucks county emergency
management system in recent
years. these upgrades include
enhancing the 9-1-1 emergency
call system and working
to establish a new emergency
operations center. following
the sept. 11 attacks on the
u.s., fitzpatrick joined the
Pennsylvania southeast
region counter terrorism
task force.
fitzpatrick’s experience with
campaigning for a position in
the house of representatives
began in 2004. fitzpatrick ran
against Democrat Virginia
schrader in the general election
and won, representing
Pennsylvania’s 8th
congressional district in the
u.s. house of representatives
for one term.
in the novembe, 2006 general
election fitzpatrick ran
against Democratic candidate
murphy. trailing murphy by
1,500 votes out of almost
250,000, fitzpatrick lost the
2006 election.
Prior to losing his house
seat, fitzpatrick supported legislation
to curb the emissions
of greenhouse gases, which
might explain why he was
endorsed in the 2006 election
by the sierra club (an
american grassroots environmental
organization).
But fitzpatrick’s position has
changed and he now opposes
legislation designed to curb
greenhouse gas emissions and
limit the effect of global warming
and climate change.
in the upcoming midterm
elections fitzpatrick is once
again running for congress.
according to political news
columnist Brian Walsh, he won
the republican Primary in
may by collecting 77 percent
of the vote. fitzpatrick will be
facing his nemesis Democrat
Patrick murphy once again in
this election.
fitzpatrick resides in
middletown township with his
family. he and his wife,
kathleen, have six children
including three boys and three
girls.

His stance on key issues
Jobs in Pennsylvania
Wants to expand employment
opportunities by cutting down
government regulation and
taxes, help small businesses to
invest and create “family-sustaining
jobs”, and reverse the
trend of outsourcing jobs to
foreign countries.
Healthcare
opposes legislation that puts
government between patients
and doctors, promote free
market solutions to allow
more choices for individuals
and drive costs down.
Natural Energy
he wants to create a balanced
energy policy that includes
safe nuclear power and clean
coal. he supports
Pennsylvania’s marcellus
shale natural gas resource,
source of clean energy and
new jobs for the state.