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 (age 63) Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nina Fitzgerald
Residence(s)	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 who served as a United States Senator from Illinois. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 1999 to 2005. Fitzgerald defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun in 1998, becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Illinois since Charles Percy twenty years earlier. He had previously served in the Illinois State Senate from 1993 to 1998.

Known as a maverick for his willingness to break party lines, Fitzgerald retired from the Senate in 2005 and was succeeded by Barack Obama. After retiring from politics, he and his wife moved to McLean, Virginia. The son of millionaire banking magnate Gerald Francis Fitzgerald,^[1] Peter founded Chain Bridge Bank in 2007.^[2]