Peter Fitzgerald (politician)

Peter Fitzgerald
United States Senator from Illinois
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Carol Moseley Braun
Succeeded by	Barack Obama
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 27th district
In office January 13, 1993 – November 16, 1998
Preceded by	Virginia B. MacDonald
Succeeded by	Wendell E. Jones
Personal details
Born	Peter Gosselin Fitzgerald (1960-10-20) October 20, 1960 Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nina Fitzgerald
Residence	Inverness, Illinois (1960–2005) McLean, Virginia (2005–present)
Alma mater	Dartmouth College (BA) Aristotelian University University of Michigan (JD)

Peter Gosselin Fitzgerald (born October 20, 1960) is a retired American lawyer and politician.

Other websites

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Federal Election Commission — Peter G Fitzgerald campaign finance reports and data
• New York Times — Topics: Peter G. Fitzgerald collected news and commentary
• On the Issues — Peter Fitzgerald issue positions and quotes
• OpenSecrets.org — Peter G. Fitzgerald campaign contributions
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Illinois Senate
Preceded by Virginia B. MacDonald	Member of the Illinois Senate from the 27th district 1993–1998	Succeeded by Wendell E. Jones
United States Senate
Preceded by Carol Moseley Braun	United States Senator (Class 3) from Illinois 1999–2005 Served alongside: Dick Durbin	Succeeded by Barack Obama
Party political offices
Preceded by Richard Williamson	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Illinois (Class 3) 1998	Succeeded by Jack Ryan (withdrew) Alan Keyes (general election)
Honorary titles
Preceded by Rick Santorum	Baby of the Senate 1999–2003	Succeeded by John E. Sununu
Order of Precedence of the United States of America
Preceded by Carol Moseley Braun as Former US Senator	Order of precedence of the United States	Succeeded by Mark Kirk as Former US Senator