Scott Fitzpatrick
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Scott Fitzpatrick (born September 28, 1987) is an American politician serving as the state auditor of Missouri since 2023. 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.[1][2][3]
Scott Fitzpatrick | |
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39th Auditor of Missouri | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Governor | Mike Parson |
Preceded by | Nicole Galloway |
47th Treasurer of Missouri | |
In office January 14, 2019 ā January 9, 2023 | |
Governor | Mike Parson |
Preceded by | Eric Schmitt |
Succeeded by | Vivek Malek |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 158th district | |
In office January 9, 2013 ā January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Wayne Wallingford |
Succeeded by | Scott Cupps |
Personal details | |
Born | (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 (age 36) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mallory |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Missouri (BS) |
In December 2018, Governor Mike Parson appointed fellow-Republican 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.[4]