Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, WI-05
Scott Fitzgerald
American politician (born 1963)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +13.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald is an American politician and former newspaper publisher. A Republican, he represents Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
More
The district includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, such as Waukesha, West Bend, Brookfield, and Mequon. He represented the 13th district in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1995 to 2021.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- November 16, 1963 (age 62)
- Education
- Hustisford High School, 1981
- University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, 1985
- United States Army Command and General Staff College
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 3 House terms, since January 3, 2021
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, WI-05. Won.
- Scott Fitzgerald Republican · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +13.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
9.5% of the $610,462 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)3.4%$57,991
- Individuals, itemized31.9%$552,471
- Other political committees (PACs)62.0%$1,071,748
- Party committees0.0%$500
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts2.7%$46,607
Employers donors listed
- BGR GROUP$13,00013 contributions
- MILWAUKEE TOOL$9,16310 contributions
- ABC$7,0002 contributions
- AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION$7,0002 contributions
- BLACKSTONE$7,0003 contributions
- CONTINENTAL PROPERTIES$7,0005 contributions
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$7,0003 contributions
- EPIC$7,0002 contributions
- TOLL FOUNDATION$7,0003 contributions
- TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-10 · filings can be amended · response hash 4b6d1dea2288
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Financial Services
2 subcommittees
- Financial Institutions
- Housing and Insurance
- House Committee on the Judiciary
2 subcommittees
- Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
- The Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (Chair)
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 32 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 194 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10390: Judicial Conduct and Disability Reform Act of 2026Introduced September 15, 2026. Latest action September 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.R. 9461: Working Families Home Construction Act of 2026Introduced June 25, 2026. Latest action June 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 9460: Sustainable Homeownership ActIntroduced June 25, 2026. Latest action June 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 9459: Home Affordability Through Mortgage Simplification ActIntroduced June 25, 2026. Latest action June 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- H.R. 9385: PROTECT USA Act of 2026Introduced June 22, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.
- H.R. 9143: Foreign Adversary Patent Disclosure ActIntroduced June 4, 2026. Latest action June 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-13 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 9ce82b64b32d
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- scottfitzgeraldforcongress.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-5101
- Washington office
- 2444 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4905
- Campaign email
- info@scottfitzgeraldforcongress.com · source
- Social
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 10:41 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, WI-05 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, WI-05 · General · won · 243,741 votes (64.4%) Vugol.Me record
- 2021 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2020U.S. House, WI-05 · General · won · 265,434 votes (60.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018State Senate, WI District 13 · General · won · 49,668 votes (59.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 1995 to 2021member of the State Senate of Wisconsin Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q7436650). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383744744
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 10:41 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Fitzgerald_(politician)
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7436650
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0WI05113/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
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