BackGet more FiveThirtyEight
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
- Do Not Sell My Info
- Your California Privacy Rights
- Children's Online Privacy Policy
- Interest-Based Ads
© 2018 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.
Republican representative for Wisconsin’s 5th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Fitzgerald votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Fitzgerald’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Fitzgerald votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Fitzgerald’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-15.1% | 10.1% | -8.2 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Fitzgerald vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No |  | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.7% | -4.7 |
| Aug. 12 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 47.2% | -47.2 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.1% | -22.1 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 96.5% | +3.5 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.4% | -16.4 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 33.4% | -33.4 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.3% | -6.3 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 31.8% | -31.8 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 75.8% | +24.2 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 34.0% | -34.0 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 9.7% | -9.7 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 72.7% | -72.7 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.1% | +5.9 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.8% | -8.8 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.8% | -12.8 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 1.9% | ||
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.1% | -2.1 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 30.4% | +69.6 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 50.8% | -50.8 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.3% | -6.3 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 10.6% | ||
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.4% | -2.4 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.6% | -30.6 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 29.9% | -29.9 |
| Feb. 9 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.1% | -1.1 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 71.0% | +29.0 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 68.4% | -68.4 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 50.8% | -50.8 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.0% | -19.0 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.4% | -2.4 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.1% | -5.1 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 40.9% | -40.9 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.6% | +1.4 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.7% | -8.7 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.3% | +4.7 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.2% | -16.2 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.6% | -2.6 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.7% | -4.7 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.4% | -14.4 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.1% | -14.1 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 40.5% | -40.5 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.6% | -10.6 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.4% | -26.4 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 82.0% | +18.0 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 65.1% | -65.1 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 30.7% | -30.7 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.2% | -21.2 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.9% | -2.9 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.1% | -22.1 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.7% | -1.7 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.1% | -1.1 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Scott Fitzgerald's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 73.8% | +26.2 |
| Average | 10.1% | 18.3% | -8.2 | |||
Comments