Mike Fitzpatrick | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Patrick Murphy |
Succeeded by | Brian Fitzpatrick |
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jim Greenwood |
Succeeded by | Patrick Murphy |
Member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners | |
In office January 17, 1995[1] – January 3, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Mark Schweiker |
Succeeded by | Jim Cawley |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Gerard Fitzpatrick June 28, 1963 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 6, 2020 Levittown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 56)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Kathleen Gestite |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Brian Fitzpatrick (brother) |
Alma mater | St. Thomas University, Dickinson School of Law |
Occupation | Attorney |
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.
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]