FITZGERALD, Peter G., a Senator from Illinois; born on October 20, 1960, in Elgin, Illinois; attended Catholic elementary and high schools; A.B., Dartmouth College 1982; Rotary Scholar, Aristotelian University, Greece 1983; J.D., University of Michigan School of Law 1986; corporate lawyer; Illinois state senator 1992-1998; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 1998 and served from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2005; was not a candidate for reelection in 2004.