Scott Fitzpatrick

Scott Fitzpatrick
Scott Fitzpatrick
	Official portrait, 2021
39th Auditor of Missouri
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2023
Governor	Mike Parson
Preceded by	Nicole Galloway
47th Treasurer of Missouri
	In office; January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Governor	Mike Parson
Preceded by	Eric Schmitt
Succeeded by	Vivek Malek
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives; from the 158th district
	In office; January 9, 2013 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	Wayne Wallingford
Succeeded by	Scott Cupps
Personal details
Born	September 28, 1987 (age 37); Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mallory
Children	2
Education	University of Missouri (BS)

Scott Fitzpatrick (born September 28, 1987) is an American politician serving as the state auditor of Missouri since 2023. He previously served as Missouri State Treasurer from 2019 to 2023 and represented Missouri's 158th District in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In December 2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed fellow-Republican Fitzpatrick to become state treasurer, following the appointment of the previous state treasurer Eric Schmitt as state attorney general effective in January 2019. Fitzpatrick took his new office on January 14, 2019. He was elected to a full term as treasurer in November 2020, defeating former state representative Vicki Englund.^[4]

Early life and education

Fitzpatrick was raised in Shell Knob, Missouri, and graduated from Cassville High School in 2006.^[5]^[6] He attended the University of Missouri,^[7] graduating in 2010.^[8]

Career

Fitzpatrick founded marine products company MariCorp U.S. in 2003, and is its CEO. Initially a marina and dock repair firm, the company grew into regional contracting and national production, centering on the inland commercial marina market, before entering general and government contracting.^[9]

Fitzpatrick was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012 and served from January 2013, winning reelection in 2014, 2016, and 2018 (where he ran unopposed).^[10] He represented Barry, Lawrence, and Stone Counties. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Budget Committee, he also served on the Joint Committee on Legislative Research and Public Assistance. He currently lives in Cassville, Missouri.^[11]

After former Attorney General Josh Hawley won the November 2018 election for U.S. Senator, Governor Mike Parson appointed State Treasurer Eric Schmitt as Attorney General in January 2019, creating a vacancy in the Office of State Treasurer. Likewise, on December 19, 2018, Governor Parson subsequently appointed Fitzpatrick to the office of state treasurer.^[12]^[13] Fitzpatrick assumed office as state treasurer with a swearing-in ceremony on January 14, 2019.^[14]^[15] Fitzpatrick began campaigning for a full term as state treasurer in November 2019.^[16] He defeated three other candidates in the 2020 Missouri State Treasurer election.^[17] In July 2021, Fitzpatrick declared his candidacy for the 2022 Missouri State Auditor election.^[18]^[19] He was the first person to do so after Nicole Galloway stated that she would not run for a second term.^[20]

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives Republican Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 158^[21]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	2,789	41.88%
Republican	Mike Bennett	2,235	33.56%
Republican	Frank Washburn	1,635	24.55%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 158^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	10,568	79.65%	−20.35
	Constitution	Sue Beck	2,700	20.35%	+20.35

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 158^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	6,583	100.00%	+20.35

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 158^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	13,778	100.00%

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 158^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	11,348	100.00%

State Treasurer

Missouri Treasurer Election, November 3, 2020^[4]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	1,742,943	59.10
Democratic	Vicki Lorenz Englund	1,122,547	38.06
Libertarian	Nick Kasoff	64,615	2.19
Green	Joseph Civettini	19,107	0.65

State Auditor

Missouri Auditor Republican primary, August 2, 2022^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	378,915	64.69%
	Republican	David Gregory	206,868	35.31%
Total votes			585,783	100

Missouri Auditor Election, November 8, 2022^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Fitzpatrick	1,219,553	59.41%
	Democratic	Alan Green	772,005	37.61%
	Libertarian	John Hartwig, Jr.	61,329	2.99%
	Write-In	Arnie Dienoff	7	0.00%
Total votes			2,052,894	100.00

References

^ Gerber, Cameron (29 July 2021). "Scott Fitzpatrick: A timeline of his career". The Missouri Times.
^ "Our Campaigns – MO State House 158 Race – Nov 06, 2012". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ Estes-Jones, Charlea (November 6, 2019). "Scott Cupps elected to District 158 House seat". Barry County Advertiser. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
^ "Fitzpatrick Named State Treasurer". Stone County Republican/The Crane Chronicle. January 3, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ Shurr, Alisha (January 14, 2019). "Fitzpatrick sworn in as state treasurer". Missouri Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ Gerber, Cameron (July 29, 2021). "Scott Fitzpatrick: A timeline of his career". Missouri Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ "MISSOURI TREASURER SCOTT FITZPATRICK: TEENAGE ENTREPRENEUR TO PUBLIC SERVANT". Smart Women Smart Money. June 14, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ "Our Company". MariCorp. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "General Election results – Nov. 6, 2018". Lawrence County Record.
^ "Representative Scott Fitzpatrick". House.mo.gov.
^ Woodall, Hunter (December 19, 2018). "Parson selects Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, a critic, as Missouri's next treasurer". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ Wornell, Tyler (December 19, 2018). "Scott Fitzpatrick chosen for treasurer's office". Joplin Globe. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ Hauswirth, Brian (January 4, 2019). "Fitzpatrick to be sworn-in as Missouri Treasurer on January 14". Missourinet.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ Erickson, Kurt (December 19, 2018). "Parson picks House budget chief to be next Missouri Treasurer". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "Fitzpatrick officially announces for treasurer". Cassville Democrats. November 6, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ Su, Feiyu (October 19, 2020). "Incumbent treasurer faces three opponents in first election". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ "Scott Fitzpatrick running for state auditor". Springfield Business Journal. July 29, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ Erickson, Kurt (July 29, 2021). "Missouri treasurer launches run for state auditor next year". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
^ King, Caitlin R. (July 31, 2021). "Fitzpatrick cites experience in announcing bid for state auditor". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
^ ="All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

External links

Official website

Party political offices
Preceded by Eric Schmitt	Republican nominee for Treasurer of Missouri 2020	Succeeded by Vivek Malek
Preceded by Saundra McDowell	Republican nominee for Auditor of Missouri 2022	Most recent
Missouri House of Representatives
Preceded by Wayne Wallingford	Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 158th district 2013–2019	Succeeded by Scott Cupps
Political offices
Preceded by Eric Schmitt	Treasurer of Missouri 2019–2023	Succeeded by Vivek Malek
Preceded by Nicole Galloway	Auditor of Missouri 2023–present	Incumbent

[1] Gerber, Cameron (29 July 2021). "Scott Fitzpatrick: A timeline of his career". The Missouri Times.

[2] "Our Campaigns – MO State House 158 Race – Nov 06, 2012". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[3] Estes-Jones, Charlea (November 6, 2019). "Scott Cupps elected to District 158 House seat". Barry County Advertiser. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[2020_results-4] "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

[5] "Fitzpatrick Named State Treasurer". Stone County Republican/The Crane Chronicle. January 3, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[6] Shurr, Alisha (January 14, 2019). "Fitzpatrick sworn in as state treasurer". Missouri Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[7] Gerber, Cameron (July 29, 2021). "Scott Fitzpatrick: A timeline of his career". Missouri Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[8] "MISSOURI TREASURER SCOTT FITZPATRICK: TEENAGE ENTREPRENEUR TO PUBLIC SERVANT". Smart Women Smart Money. June 14, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[9] "Our Company". MariCorp. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

[10] "General Election results – Nov. 6, 2018". Lawrence County Record.

[mo.gov-11] "Representative Scott Fitzpatrick". House.mo.gov.

[CityStar-12] Woodall, Hunter (December 19, 2018). "Parson selects Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, a critic, as Missouri's next treasurer". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[13] Wornell, Tyler (December 19, 2018). "Scott Fitzpatrick chosen for treasurer's office". Joplin Globe. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[Jan14-14] Hauswirth, Brian (January 4, 2019). "Fitzpatrick to be sworn-in as Missouri Treasurer on January 14". Missourinet.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[15] Erickson, Kurt (December 19, 2018). "Parson picks House budget chief to be next Missouri Treasurer". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[16] "Fitzpatrick officially announces for treasurer". Cassville Democrats. November 6, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[17] Su, Feiyu (October 19, 2020). "Incumbent treasurer faces three opponents in first election". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[18] "Scott Fitzpatrick running for state auditor". Springfield Business Journal. July 29, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[19] Erickson, Kurt (July 29, 2021). "Missouri treasurer launches run for state auditor next year". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

[20] King, Caitlin R. (July 31, 2021). "Fitzpatrick cites experience in announcing bid for state auditor". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[MOSoS-21] "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[22] ="All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[23] "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

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v t e Statewide political officials of Missouri
U.S. senators	Josh Hawley Eric Schmitt
State government	Mike Parson, Governor Mike Kehoe, Lieutenant Governor Jay Ashcroft, Secretary of State Andrew Bailey, Attorney General Vivek Malek, Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, Auditor
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House	Dean Plocher, Speaker Mike Henderson, Speaker pro tempore Jonathan Patterson, Majority Leader Crystal Quade, Minority Leader
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