David Myles FitzSimmons (born August 4, 1978) is a

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politician and former member of the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...

. A member of the

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, he represented District 30B in east-central Minnesota.

Minnesota House of Representatives

FitzSimmons was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2012. On May 9, 2013, FitzSimmons introduced an amendment to add the word "civil" before "marriage" for a gay marriage bill. It was accepted and he was one of only four Republican representatives to vote in favor of the bill. It later passed the House and

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and subsequently signed by Governor

Mark Dayton Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the List of governors of Minnesota, 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Minneso ...

, legalizing

same-sex marriage in Minnesota Same-sex marriage has been fully recognized in the U.S. state of Minnesota since August 1, 2013. Same-sex marriages have been recognized if performed in other jurisdictions since July 1, 2013, and the state began issuing marriage licenses to sam ...

. FitzSimmons announced on February 22, 2014 that he would not seek re-election, although he did not rule it out.

Personal life

FitzSimmons is single and has one child. He resides in

Albertville, Minnesota Albertville is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The City is a Northwest suburb of the Minneapolis- St Paul “Twin Cities” metropolitan area. The population was 7,896 at the 2020 census. History The area that is known as ...

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Rep. David FitzSimmons
''official Minnesota House of Representatives website''
David FitzSimmons
''official campaign website'' 1978 births Living people Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNRepresentative-stub