Former member of Congress · last served 108th Congress
Peter Fitzgerald
Peter Fitzgerald was a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois, first elected to Congress in 1999, who sponsored 3 bills that became law (106th–108th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- S. 2688 Executive Branch Financial Accountability Reporting Act of 2004Nov 16, 2004 · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- S. 2898 Program Assessment and Results ActOct 5, 2004 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1044-10445)
- S. 2758 Legislative Branch Financial Accountability Act of 2004Jul 22, 2004 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8748-8749)
- S. 2757 Judicial Branch Financial Accountability Act of 2004Jul 22, 2004 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8748)
- S. 2743 Veterans Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act of 2004Jul 22, 2004 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8728-8729)
Top bills sponsored
- S. 777 (106th) Freedom to E-File ActBecame law
- S. 23 (108th) A bill to provide for a 5-month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and for a transition period for individuals…Became law
- S. 1733 (106th) Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and Portability Act of 2000Became law
- S.Res. 343 (106th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement should recognize and admit to full membership…Passed a chamber
- S. 980 (107th) Anton's LawPassed a chamber
- S. 1567 (108th) Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability ActPassed a chamber
- S.Res. 331 (108th) A resolution designating June 2004 as "National Safety Month".Passed a chamber
- S.Res. 334 (108th) A resolution designating May 2004 as National Electrical Safety Month.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Sen. Fitzgerald has won
Sen. Fitzgerald has won 1 U.S. Senate election (1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 2.9 to 2.9 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
108th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 19 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 19 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a committee report listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a Congress.gov note | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 108th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.