John Wesley Fitzgerald (born September 26, 1990) is an American politician serving in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 83rd district since 2023. Since January 2025, he has served as Democratic Minority Floor Leader of the Michigan House of Representatives.[1]

Fitzgerald was first elected to the Michigan House in 2022 when he defeated Lisa DeKryger.[2] He won re-election in 2024, defeating former state representative Tommy Brann.[3]

Fitzgerald lives in Wyoming, Michigan, with his wife and daughter.

Early life, education, and career

Fitzgerald grew up in Grand Ledge, Michigan. He graduated from Grand Ledge High School. His mother is an ordained minister and his father, Frank Fitzgerald, was an attorney and member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998.[4]

Fitzgerald graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in history.

Before being elected to office, Fitzgerald worked as an account executive in the insurance industry.

Political career

Wyoming City Council

Fitzgerald served on the Wyoming City Council from 2021 to 2022 as member-at-large. He was elected in 2020 with 55.12% of the vote.[5]

Michigan House of Representatives

Fitzgerald represents the 83rd district in the Michigan House of Representatives, which includes portions of Wyoming, Grand Rapids, and Byron Township.

Following the 2024 election, House Democrats elected Fitzgerald as Democratic Minority Floor Leader. Fitzgerald said, "Now we have an opportunity to really build on the lessons learned as individual members and also as a leadership team."[6]

Fitzgerald was elected in 2022 with 52.62% of the vote against Lisa DeKryger, who received 44.53% of the vote.[7][8]

He won re-election in 2024 with 53.1% of the vote against former state representative Tommy Brann, who received 46.9% of the vote.[3][9]

Committee assignments (2025–2026)

  • Government Operations (Minority Vice Chair)
  • Insurance
  • House Fiscal Governing

Committee assignments (2023–2024)

  • Agriculture
  • Health Policy
  • Insurance and Financial Services
  • Local Government and Municipal Finance (Chair)
  • Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure

References

  1. ↑ "House Democrats Elect Minority Leader, Floor Leader". MI House Democrats. November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ McVicar, Brian (November 13, 2022). "Kent County Democrats win big in state House, lose one of two key Senate races". MLive. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  3. 1 2 McVicar, Brian (November 6, 2024). "Democrat Fitzgerald wins closely watched Grand Rapids area state House race". MLive. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gongwer News Service-Michigan".
  5. ↑ "Election Summary Report November 3, 2020" (PDF). Access Kent County.
  6. ↑ LeBlanc, Beth (November 7, 2024). "Matt Hall to lead House Republicans as next Michigan speaker, Puri to lead Democrats". Detroit News. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Election Summary Report November 8, 2022" (PDF). Access Kent County.
  8. ↑ "2022 Michigan Election Results - General". Michigan Secretary of State. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2024 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Secretary of State. November 22, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Fitzgerald_(politician,_born_1990)