Rocky Fitzsimmons

{{Short description|American attorney and politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name=Rocky Fitzsimmons

|state_senate=West Virginia

|district=1st

|term_start=December 26, 2012

|term_end=December 1, 2014

|preceded= Orphy Klempa

|succeeded= Ryan Ferns

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1979|3|5}}

|birthname = Robert J. Fitzsimmons

|birth_place=Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.

|party=Democratic

|residence = Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.

|alma_mater=Washington University in St. Louis (B.S.)
Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D.)

|profession=Lawyer

}}

Robert J. "Rocky" Fitzsimmons (born March 5, 1979) is an American attorney and politician from the state of West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Fitzsimmons served in the West Virginia Senate for the 1st district.

Fitzsimmons attended Washington University in St. Louis, graduating with a bachelor of science magna cum laude degree in biomedical engineering. He enrolled at the Wake Forest University School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor. As an attorney, he joined the Fitzsimmons Law Firm, based in Warwood, West Virginia, with other members of his family.{{cite web|url=http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/579083.html|title=Fitzsimmons Appointed To W.Va. Senate|date=December 27, 2012|first=Joselyn|last=King|work=The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register|accessdate=January 3, 2014}}

Fitzsimmons was appointed to the West Virginia Senate in December 2012 by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, replacing Orphy Klempa.{{cite web|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2012/12/27/senator-rocky-fitzsimmons-ready-to-get-started/ |title=WV MetroNews – Senator Rocky Fitzsimmons ready to get started |publisher=Wvmetronews.com |date=December 27, 2012|accessdate=January 3, 2014}}

On November 4, 2014, Fitzsimmons was defeated for reelection by Republican Delegate Ryan Ferns.