Biography
Andrew Fitzgerald is the Democratic candidate for Iowa House of Representatives District 98 in the November 3, 2026 general election, after defeating Ruth Ann Gallagher in the June 2 Democratic primary; he faces Republican Nathan Ramker.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described a career in skilled trades and manufacturing and named public schools, career and technical education, and health care costs among his priorities.[2]
Andrew Fitzgerald said in a Ballotpedia survey that he was born and raised in Davenport, Iowa, and graduated from Davenport West High School.[2] He wrote that he has worked as a mechanic at Lujack's, in maintenance at Kraft, where he was a UFCW union member, and as an automation technician at Invio Automation.[2]
Fitzgerald won the 2026 Democratic primary with 52.8 percent of the vote to Gallagher's 46.9 percent, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In the survey, he said he wants to strengthen public schools, expand career and technical education, expand health care access and lower costs, support small businesses, and rebuild roads and bridges.[2]
- 1.Andrew Fitzgerald · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Andrew Fitzgerald - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Iowa House District 98
Andrew Fitzgerald is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Iowa House District 98 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.