Francis Bruce Fitzpatrick is a named partner of Lockington, Lawless, Fitzpatrick law firm in Peterborough, Ontario, and is the PC Party Candidate in that riding for the upcoming provincial election.

Education and Law Practice

Fitzpatrick was educated at Texas Christian University, the University of Toronto (B.A. - 1983) and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario (LL.B - 1986). He was called to the Bar in 1988.

From 1988 to 1992 Fitzpatrick practiced law in Toronto. In January of 1993 Fitzpatrick moved back to his hometown of Peterborough to form Lockington, Lawless, Fitzpatrick LLP.

Early Political Involvement

In 2000, Fitzpatrick was elected President of the Peterborough Progressive Conservative Electoral District Association and remained in that post until 2006.

In 2003, Fitzpatrick was named campaign manager for then incumbent MPP Gary Stewart for the October election.

In 2006, Fitzpatrick was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Peterborough riding for the October 2007 provincial election. He was the first non-incumbent candidate selected by the party for that election.

While Fitzpatrick is a first time candidate, he has been active in the Peterborough community since his return in 1992. He has sat on a number of advisory boards which include the Peterborough Youth Soccer Association, Trent Valley Archives, Trent Child Care Centre, Marycrest Home for the Aged, Peterborough Hearing Handicapped Group Home Society, Ontario Bar Association Council and the Ontario Chapter of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. In 2005, Fitzpatrick was given a City of Peterborough Civic Award for his involvement with an annual Christmas radio appeal which has raised more than $170,000.00 over five years in support of Peterborough food banks and other local charities.

Fitzpatrick is married to fellow lawyer Karen Sisson. Together they have three sons.

In the spring of 2007, Fitzpatrick named John McNutt as his campaign manager. This selection came as a surprise to some, as McNutt had in the fall of 2006 been campaign manager for the successful Peterborough mayoral bid of Paul Ayotte, a member of the Liberal party. McNutt had however been a member of electoral boards of directors for the PC party in the past.

Following the selection of McNutt, other key members of Fitzpatrick's team fell into place, and the candidate now has a functioning website (www.votebruce.ca)