Who Is Fox News Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich’s Fiancé? All About Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick

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• Jacqui Heinrich and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick got engaged in June 2025 after four years of dating

• Fitzpatrick is a Republican Representative serving the first district of Pennsylvania

• Heinrich is a White House correspondent for Fox News
  

Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich and Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick are engaged.

Fitzpatrick proposed to Heinrich on June 29, 2025, while on a romantic trip to France. She exclusively told PEOPLE that the Pennsylvania congressman got down on one knee while they were wandering through a lavender field at sunrise outside of Provence.

"He didn't ask for any help from me or anyone I know. So I was really surprised he got it spot-on. What I could have asked for, dreamed up myself, he did without even asking," Heinrich told PEOPLE in July 2025.

When the couple began dating in 2021, they were both in the midst of successful political careers. Heinrich joined Fox News in September 2018 and is also the co-host of The FOX News Rundown podcast.

Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania in 2016. He began his first term in 2017 and was reelected to a fifth term in 2024. Fitzpatrick represents the first district, which includes all of Bucks County and parts of Montgomery County.

So, who is Jacqui Heinrich's fiancé? Here's everything to know about Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and his relationship with the Fox News senior White House correspondent.

He’s a former FBI special agent and federal prosecutor

Fitzpatrick was born in Philadelphia in 1973. He attended La Salle University and graduated with a degree in business administration before studying at Pennsylvania State University, where he obtained both a Master of Business Administration degree and a Juris Doctor, per his Congressional biography.

Before he was a congressman, Fitzpatrick worked as both an FBI Special Agent and a federal prosecutor for 14 years. He specialized in "fighting both domestic and international political corruption, and supporting global counterterrorism and counterintelligence efforts – including being embedded with U.S. Special Forces as part Operation Iraqi Freedom," according to his website.

In addition to his daily duties, Fitzpatrick also served as national director for the FBI’s Campaign Finance and Election Crimes Enforcement Program and as a national supervisor for the FBI’s Public Corruption Unit.

"I'm a huge defender and supporter of the Bureau," he told CBS News in March 2025. "It's the best job I ever had in my life, and the most honorable job I've ever had in my life, keeping America safe. And I care very much about the agent population and the professional support staff that work there. They are tremendous people."

He has served as a U.S. Representative since 2017

Fitzpatrick ran for an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016. His brother, Mike, previously held the seat for four terms before retiring.

On Jan. 3, 2017, Fitzpatrick was sworn in and began representing the eighth district of Pennsylvania, which included the counties of Wayne, Pike and Lackawanna. However, in 2019, Fitzpatrick was reelected to the first district after the districts were redrawn. He was reelected for a fifth term in November 2024.

Since Fitzpatrick took office in 2017, he has worked on several different committees and subcommittees. As of 2025, he has leading roles on the Ways and Means Committee and the CIA Subcommittee.

Throughout his tenure, Fitzpatrick has been the co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, Congressional Fire Services Caucus, House Cancer Caucus and the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force.

"Leadership is not driving single-party solutions," he told City & State in March 2023. "It’s not saying that one party has a monopoly on good ideas or good people. It’s understanding that the overwhelming majority of people in our district and across America want government to function the same way their personal relationships do: You build bridges, you don’t drive wedges, and you find consensus in the center."

Fitzpatrick and Heinrich had their first date at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021

Both Fitzpatrick and Heinrich have had strong connections to the political world for years, so it isn't surprising that their first date was attending the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 5, 2021.

The event is an annual award ceremony dedicated to successful performance artists who have made lifelong contributions to American popular culture. The gala hosts a slew of famous actors, singers and artists every year.

Although Fitzpatrick and Heinrich weren't photographed together that year, they walked the red carpet at the 2023 and 2024 Honors.

"We love to see different cultural sights and experience the rest of the world because we're both pretty dialed into what's happening in Washington all the time with our jobs," Heinrich told PEOPLE in July 2025.

Heinrich called Fitzpatrick the most “brilliant person I know”

While reflecting on her relationship with Fitzpatrick, Heinrich told PEOPLE that he is "the most principled, thoughtful and brilliant person I know."

"I love his brain," she said. "I love the way he approaches problem-solving and solving complex issues. He's strong and a man of faith, who brings me closer to God. He's sweet and gentle and kind — all of the easy qualities in a person that just make him a joy to be around and life brighter."

They got engaged in June 2025 in a French lavender field

After four years of dating, Fitzpatrick proposed to Heinrich while they were on a trip to France on June 29, 2025. The couple went out for a sunrise stroll in the middle of a lavender field in Valensole, a town in Provence.

Ahead of the engagement, Heinrich told Fitzpatrick that it was her dream to visit the South of France. While planning the trip, they wrote down a "bucket list" of sights they wanted to see — including the breathtaking lavender field.

The couple, who have a 15-year age gap, left Nice and drove to the fields for sunrise. After he offered to take some photos of her, he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him with a brilliant-cut round diamond.

"It was so breathtaking," Heinrich told PEOPLE. "The smell was just so fragrant. It's a memory that will be seared into my brain for life. It's hard to even put into words just how gorgeous it really was. It felt like a fairy tale."

After taking some celebratory photographs in the field, the newly engaged couple headed to a local coffee shop and later ventured to St. Tropez and Cannes before heading back to D.C., where she bought a new house.

As for wedding plans, Heinrich told PEOPLE that they plan to have a large wedding held at a Catholic church. She added, "It will be great. We're really excited to celebrate."

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