Michael Fitzgerald (Iowa politician)

Fitzgerald was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, in 1951. He graduated from Colo Community High School in 1970 and received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Iowa in 1974. Fitzgerald worked as a marketing analyst for Massey Ferguson in Des Moines for eight years before being elected State Treasurer of Iowa in 1982.{{Cite web |title=Office of the Treasurer of State |url=http://publications.iowa.gov/135/1/executive/1-6.html}}

As State Treasurer, Fitzgerald acted as Iowa's banker and chief financial officer.

He served as the administrator of Iowa's 529 plan, formerly College Savings Iowa, which is a college savings advisory service.{{Cite web |title=College Savings Iowa |url=http://www.treasurer.state.ia.us/for_citizens/saving_for_college/}}

Fitzgerald administered the Invest in Iowa program, a series of auctions started in 1983 to invest state funds in Iowa financial institutions.{{Cite web |title=Invest in Iowa |url=http://www.treasurer.state.ia.us/for_businesses/invest_in_iowa/}} The Linked Investments for Tomorrow (LIFT) program, introduced in 1986, also provided capital to Iowa entrepreneurs to create or expand their businesses.{{Cite web |title=LIFT: Linked Investments for Tomorrow |url=http://www.treasurer.state.ia.us/for_businesses/lift_linked_investments_for_tomorrow/}}

Fitzgerald lost reelection in 2022 to Republican candidate Roby Smith.{{cite web |date=8 November 2022 |title=Election results 2022: Roby Smith defeats incumbent Michael Fitzgerald |url=https://www.iowapublicradio.org/political-news/2022-10-05/2022-election-candidates-state-treasurer-michael-fitzgerald-roby-smith}} He held office for 40 years, making him the longest-serving state treasurer in the United States.{{cite web |date=7 January 2019 |title=Iowa's Fitzgerald now nation's longest-serving state treasurer |url=https://www.radioiowa.com/2019/01/07/iowas-fitzgerald-now-nations-longest-serving-state-treasurer/}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Roby Smith|votes=614,943|percentage=51.26%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Michael Fitzgerald (incumbent)|votes=584,021|percentage=48.68%}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change|votes=667|percentage=0.06%}}

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| candidate = Michael L. Fitzgerald (incumbent)

| party = Iowa Democratic Party

| votes = 710,426

| percentage = 54.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jeremy Davis

| party = Republican Party of Iowa

| votes = 553,691

| percentage = 42.7

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| candidate = Tim Hird

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 31,268

| percentage = 2.4

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| votes = 465

| percentage = 0.1

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| votes = 1,295,850

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|winner = Iowa Democratic Party

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|title=Iowa State Treasurer election, 2014

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|candidate = Michael Fitzgerald (incumbent)

|party = Iowa Democratic Party

|votes = 576,942

|percentage = 52.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate = Sam Clovis

|party = Republican Party of Iowa

|votes = 476,633

|percentage = 43.7

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|candidate = Keith Laube

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|votes = 36,945

|percentage = 3.4

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|votes = 670

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 2010{{Cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/results/|title = Election Results & Statistics}}

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 53%

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| Republican || David D. Jamison || 47%

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 2006

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 99%

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| || Write-in || 1%

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 2002

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 55%

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| Republican || Matthew Whitaker || 43%

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| Libertarian || Tim Hird || 2%

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 1998

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 55%

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| Republican || Joan Fitzpatrick Bolin || 43%

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 1994

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 54%

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| Republican || Jay Irwin || 44%

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| Natural Law Party || Elizabeth Koehler || 2%

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 1990

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 59%

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| Republican || Burtwin L. Day || 39%

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| Grassroots Party || Derrick P. Grimmer || 2%

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 1986

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 58%

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| Republican || John Nystrom || 42%

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|+ State Treasurer of Iowa, 1982

! Party !! Candidate !! Vote percentage

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| Democratic || Michael L. Fitzgerald || 51%

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| Republican || Maurice E. Baringer {{small|(Incumbent)}} || 48%

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Fitzgerald once considered running for Governor of Iowa against Republican incumbent Terry Branstad in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/08/23/fitzgerald-will-disclose-if-hes-running-for-iowa-governor-by-labor-day/article|title=Fitzgerald will disclose if he's running for Iowa governor by Labor Day|date=August 23, 2013|access-date=September 23, 2013|work=Des Moines Register|first=William|last=Petroski}}

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