About Keith Fitzgerald

Keith is a lifelong public servant.

From his time in high school and college as a reading tutor for dyslexic children until his present job as a college professor at New College of Florida, Keith has been an educator. As a Ph.D. in political science, he has studied politics his whole life, taught at colleges and universities and conducted scholarly research. Prior to his election, Keith’s leadership positions included service on the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates, the Board of Trustees of New College of Florida and the Sarasota City Charter Review Board.

Keith has the expertise to make decisions independent of special interests.

As a college professor and researcher, Keith became an expert in a field of his discipline that combines history, moral and political theory, and social science to study the way that political life in the United States has evolved over time. A trained expert on public policy in his own right, Keith is independent from the persuasion of paid lobbyists and politics as usual. He has taught courses on the philosophy and practice of American citizenship, which is not only a topic of scholarly study, but also a personal passion.

Keith has proven himself as a leader.

During his first year in office, Keith has fought for issues such as affordable housing, election reform, smart growth and environmental conservation. Keith serves on the Economic Expansion and Infrastructure Council and the Environmental Protection Committee and is the Democratic Ranking Member on the Ethics and Elections Committee. Keith was also appointed Deputy Policy Chair for the House Democratic Caucus, giving him a central role in shaping the caucus’s policy agenda.