Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich married Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on Saturday, June 21, 2026, in a private ceremony. The wedding brought together a journalist and a five-term Republican congressman in a union that has drawn attention for bridging the worlds of media and politics.
Heinrich, 37, is a three-time Emmy-award-winning reporter who serves as senior White House correspondent for Fox News and co-anchors “The Sunday Briefing.” Fitzpatrick, 52, represents Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District, which encompasses Bucks and Montgomery counties, and is a former FBI Special Agent and federal prosecutor. The couple confirmed the wedding details were private “for obvious reasons,” according to Fitzpatrick.
The two met in 2021 while attending the Kennedy Center Honors, a work-related event in Washington, D.C., which became their first date. Their relationship developed over several years before Fitzpatrick proposed on June 29, 2025, in a lavender field in Valensole, France. He had booked the trip as a birthday present to Heinrich, who had told him she wanted to visit the French Riviera “to eat the baguettes, see the lavender fields, drink the wine and eat the butter,” according to People Magazine. Before the proposal, Fitzpatrick privately visited Heinrich’s father in New Hampshire to ask for his blessing. “My dad teared up,” Heinrich told People in 2025.
Fitzpatrick has built his career around bipartisan work. As a former FBI agent, he has pursued ethics and government reform initiatives, including an early proposal for congressional term limits. He represents a district that includes his hometown of Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he grew up in the Snowball Gate neighborhood where his parents still reside. Following the wedding, the couple will live in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
The relationship between a Fox News correspondent and a Republican lawmaker has occasionally drawn public attention. In May 2026, President Trump taunted Heinrich during a public event about her relationship with Fitzpatrick and his congressional voting record, though the incident appeared to generate little lasting controversy. The couple was also present together at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April 2026, an event that was marked by a security incident.
Sources
- PhillyBurbs — Confirmed the wedding date, location (St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC), ages (Fitzpatrick 52, Heinrich 37), their professions, how they met (Kennedy Center Honors 2021), the proposal details (June 29, 2025, Valensole France), and future residence (Middletown, Pennsylvania).
- People Magazine — Provided details of the proposal, Heinrich’s statement about her father’s reaction, and her description of what she wanted to experience in France.
- Fox News official biography — Confirmed Heinrich’s role as senior White House correspondent and co-anchor of The Sunday Briefing, and her three Emmy awards.
- Congress.gov and official congressional sources — Confirmed Fitzpatrick’s role as a five-term Republican representing Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District and his background as a former FBI Special Agent and federal prosecutor.
