Scott Fitzpatrick

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Scott Fitzpatrick

|image = MO Auditors - 39 Scott Fitzpatrick.jpg

|caption = Official portrait, 2021

|office = 39th Auditor of Missouri

|governor = Mike Parson
Mike Kehoe

|term_start = January 9, 2023

|term_end =

|predecessor = Nicole Galloway

|successor =

|office1 = 47th Treasurer of Missouri

|governor1 = Mike Parson

|term_start1 = January 14, 2019

|term_end1 = January 9, 2023

|predecessor1 = Eric Schmitt

|successor1 = Vivek Malek

|state_house2 = Missouri

|district2 = 158th

|term_start2 = January 9, 2013

|term_end2 = January 14, 2019

|predecessor2 = Wayne Wallingford

|successor2 = Scott Cupps

|birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1987|9|28}}}}

|birth_place = Springfield, Missouri, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|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. A Republican, 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.{{cite news |last1=Gerber |first1=Cameron |title=Scott Fitzpatrick: A timeline of his career |url=https://themissouritimes.com/scott-fitzpatrick-a-timeline-of-his-career/ |work=The Missouri Times |date=29 July 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=761992 |title=Our Campaigns – MO State House 158 Race – Nov 06, 2012 |publisher=Ourcampaigns.com |accessdate=2 January 2019}}{{cite news |url=http://www.4bcaonline.com/scott-cupps-elected-to-district-158-house-seat.html |title=Scott Cupps elected to District 158 House seat |date=November 6, 2019 |first=Charlea |last=Estes-Jones |accessdate=February 5, 2020 |work=Barry County Advertiser }}

In December 2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed 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.{{cite web|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750005307|title=All Results; Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=May 15, 2021}}

Early life and education

Fitzpatrick was raised in Shell Knob, Missouri, and graduated from Cassville High School in 2006.{{cite news |title=Fitzpatrick Named State Treasurer |url=https://www.ccscrnews.com/fitzpatrick-named-state-treasurer.html |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=Stone County Republican/The Crane Chronicle |date=January 3, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Shurr |first1=Alisha |title=Fitzpatrick sworn in as state treasurer |url=https://themissouritimes.com/fitzpatrick-sworn-in-as-state-treasurer/ |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=Missouri Times |date=January 14, 2019}} He attended the University of Missouri,{{cite news |last1=Gerber |first1=Cameron |title=Scott Fitzpatrick: A timeline of his career |url=https://themissouritimes.com/scott-fitzpatrick-a-timeline-of-his-career/ |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=Missouri Times |date=July 29, 2021}} graduating in 2010.{{cite news |title=MISSOURI TREASURER SCOTT FITZPATRICK: TEENAGE ENTREPRENEUR TO PUBLIC SERVANT |url=https://swsmmagazine.com/2021/06/missouri-treasurer-scott-fitzpatrick-teenage-entrepreneur-to-public-servant/ |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=Smart Women Smart Money |date=June 14, 2021}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://maricorpus.com/company/ |title=Our Company |publisher=MariCorp |access-date=May 27, 2019 }}

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).{{Cite news|url=http://www.lawrencecountyrecord.com/content/general-election-results-nov-6-2018|title=General Election results – Nov. 6, 2018|work=Lawrence County Record}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?district=158&year=2018|title=Representative Scott Fitzpatrick|website=House.mo.gov}}

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.{{cite news|last=Woodall|first=Hunter|date=December 19, 2018|title=Parson selects Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, a critic, as Missouri's next treasurer|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article223304765.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited|access-date=January 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405072958/https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article223304765.html|archive-date=April 5, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Wornell |first1=Tyler |title=Scott Fitzpatrick chosen for treasurer's office |url=https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/scott-fitzpatrick-chosen-for-treasurers-office/article_15135018-03d1-11e9-89d1-434bf7e58a38.html |access-date=March 11, 2022 |work=Joplin Globe |date=December 19, 2018}} Fitzpatrick assumed office as state treasurer with a swearing-in ceremony on January 14, 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.missourinet.com/2019/01/04/fitzpatrick-to-be-sworn-in-as-missouri-treasurer-on-january-14/ |title=Fitzpatrick to be sworn-in as Missouri Treasurer on January 14 |website=Missourinet.com |first=Brian |last=Hauswirth |date=January 4, 2019 |access-date=8 January 2019 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/parson-picks-house-budget-chief-to-be-next-missouri-treasurer/article_4b840ab7-da3e-5a9d-9649-e7c17a59fcf9.html|title=Parson picks House budget chief to be next Missouri Treasurer|first=Kurt|last=Erickson|date=December 19, 2018|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=2 January 2019}} Fitzpatrick began campaigning for a full term as state treasurer in November 2019.{{cite news |title=Fitzpatrick officially announces for treasurer |url=https://www.cassville-democrat.com/story/2646305.html |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=Cassville Democrats |date=November 6, 2019}} He defeated three other candidates in the 2020 Missouri State Treasurer election.{{cite news |last1=Su |first1=Feiyu |title=Incumbent treasurer faces three opponents in first election |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/incumbent-treasurer-faces-three-opponents-in-first-election/article_8a95c6ca-08d6-11eb-a96b-eba21e53db76.html |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=Columbia Missourian |date=October 19, 2020}} In July 2021, Fitzpatrick declared his candidacy for the 2022 Missouri State Auditor election.{{cite news |title=Scott Fitzpatrick running for state auditor |url=https://sbj.net/stories/scott-fitzpatrick-running-for-state-auditor,75209 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=Springfield Business Journal |date=July 29, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Erickson |first1=Kurt |title=Missouri treasurer launches run for state auditor next year |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-treasurer-launches-run-for-state-auditor-next-year/article_8afc3398-5325-5bbb-91a6-7e65a035c76c.html |access-date=March 10, 2022 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=July 29, 2021}} He was the first person to do so after Nicole Galloway stated that she would not run for a second term.{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Caitlin R. |title=Fitzpatrick cites experience in announcing bid for state auditor |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/fitzpatrick-cites-experience-in-announcing-bid-for-state-auditor/article_169caf0e-f09d-11eb-a5f5-4fba98514637.html |access-date=March 11, 2022 |work=Columbia Missourian |date=July 31, 2021}}

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Republican Primary Election, August 7, 2012, District 158{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002497|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=April 19, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 2,789

|percentage = 41.88%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Mike Bennett

|votes = 2,235

|percentage = 33.56%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Frank Washburn

|votes = 1,635

|percentage = 24.55%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 158}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 10,568

|percentage = 79.65%

|change = -20.35

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Constitution Party (United States)

|candidate = Sue Beck

|votes = 2,700

|percentage = 20.35%

|change = +20.35

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 158}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 6,583

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = +20.35

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 158}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 13,778

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 158}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 11,348

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

=State Treasurer=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Treasurer Election, November 3, 2020}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 1,742,943

|percentage = 59.10

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Vicki Lorenz Englund

|votes = 1,122,547

|percentage = 38.06

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Nick Kasoff

|votes = 64,615

|percentage = 2.19

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Civettini

|votes = 19,107

|percentage = 0.65

|change =

}}

=State Auditor=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Auditor Republican primary, August 2, 2022={{cite web|url=https://enr.sos.mo.gov/default.aspx|title=All Results; Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=August 26, 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 378,915

|percentage = 64.69%

|change = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = David Gregory

|votes = 206,868

|percentage = 35.31%

|change = }}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 585,783

|percentage = 100}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Auditor Election, November 8, 2022{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=February 11, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Scott Fitzpatrick

|votes = 1,219,553

|percentage = 59.41%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Alan Green

|votes = 772,005

|percentage = 37.61%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Libertarian Party (US)