Keith Fitzgerald
Keith Fitzgerald was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 16th Congressional District of Florida. Fitzgerald ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012.[1] Fitzgerald served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 69 from 2006 to 2010.
Biography
Fitzgerald is a member of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates, American Political Science Association, Board of Trustees of New College of Florida, and Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness Board.[2]
Committee assignments
2009-2010
- Finance & Tax Council
- Health & Family Services Policy Council
- Military & Local Affairs Policy Committee
- Policy Council (Ranking Minority Member)
- Select Policy Council on Strategic and Economic Planning
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Fitzgerald's sponsored legislation includes:
- HB 265 - "Education in Public Schools Concerning Human Sexuality: Creates "Florida Healthy Teens Act;" requires public schools that provide certain information or programs to students concerning human sexuality to provide information that meets specified criteria"
- HB 981 - "Annuity Contracts for Seniors: Revises consumer protection requirement relating to designation of beneficiaries of life insurance policy; provides additional ground for taking adverse action against license or appointment of specified persons"
- HB 1317 - "Renewable Energy: Establishes "Florida Renewable Energy Freedom Act;" requires electric utilities to provide producers of renewable energy with interconnection & metering services"
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Elections
2012
Fitzgerald was defeated by incumbent Vern Buchanan.[3] Fitzgerald ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 16th District. Fitzgerald won the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The signature filing deadline was June 8, 2012, with the primary taking place on August 14, 2012. Incumbent Vern Buchanan sought re-election on the Republican ticket. Fitzgerald ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Vern Buchanan Incumbent |
53.6% | 187,147 | |
| Democratic | Keith Fitzgerald | 46.4% | 161,929 | |
| Total Votes | 349,076 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
Fitzgerald ran for re-election to the 20th District seat in 2010. He did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary. Fitzgerald lost to Ray Pilon (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 69 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ray Pilon (R)
|
23,596 | 51.51% | ||
| Keith Fitzgerald (D) | 22,216 | 48.49% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Fitzgerald won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 69th District, defeating Laura Benson (R) and Horacio Lemus, IV (G). Fitzgerald received 33,384 votes in the election while Benson received 30,592 votes, and Lemus received 1,189 votes.[5] Fitzgerald raised $305,562 for his campaign; Benson raised $200,082, and Lemus raised $2,010.[6]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 69 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Keith Fitzgerald (D)
|
33,384 | 51.2% | ||
| Laura Benson (R) | 30,592 | 46.9% | ||
| Horacio Lemus, IV (G) | 1,189 | 1.8% | ||
Campaign themes
2012
Fitzgerald's major campaign themes included:
- Jobs
- Financial Reform
- Iran
- Real Governmental Reform
- Social Security and Medicare
- Taxes
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Keith + Fitzgerald + Florida + House
See also
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida House of Representatives
- Florida House Committees
- Florida state legislative districts
- Florida's 16th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Florida's 16th Congressional District
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006
- Keith Fitzgerald on Facebook
- Campaign Website
- Twitter account
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AP Results, "U.S. House Results," accessed August 14, 2012 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "ap" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Florida"
- ↑ Florida Election Watch, "2010 Election results," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Florida House Official Election Results," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Contributions," accessed December 18, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Florida House of Representatives District 69 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Ray Pilon |
