Joe Fitzgibbon

For the Canadian politician, see Joseph Fitzgibbon.

Joseph Clark Fitzgibbon^[1] (born August 27, 1986) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 34th district since 2010.^[2]

Joe Fitzgibbon
Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office November 21, 2022
Preceded by	Pat Sullivan
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 34th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2010 Serving with Brianna Thomas
Preceded by	Sharon Nelson
Personal details
Born	Joseph Clark Fitzgibbon (1986-08-27) August 27, 1986 (age 38) Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Principia College (BA)
Signature
Website	Official website

In 2013, Fitzgibbon called Arizona a “desert racist wasteland” after the Seahawks lost to the Cardinals.^[3] He later apologized.^[4]

Fitzgibbon has been chair of the House Environment and Energy Committee since 2015.^[5] In early 2023, Fitzgibbon expressed his opposition to broad tax relief.^[6] He has championed several major bills to fight climate change, including the Clean Energy Transformation Act, requiring 100% clean energy in Washington; the low-carbon fuel standard; and the Climate Commitment Act, which intends to reduce carbon emissions with an emissions trading system, although Fitzgibbon stated there are not mechanisms to track whether the revenue raised by the legislation is spent effectively.^{[7][8][9][10][11]} In late 2024, Fitzgibbon blamed the state’s budget issues on rising costs.^[12]