Is Fitz in the same CD as Paul Ryan? An appointment to the House wouldn’t be a bad consolation prize if Ryan wins VP.
Unlike the Senate, there are no appointments to the House.
Congressmen must be elected.
Ryan will evidently stand for election as Vice-President and for Congress in his district. If he is elected to the Veep slot, there will be a special election to elect his successor.
You can’t be appointed to the House. If Ryan is VP there will be a special election.
Believe Fitzgerald lives in Dodge Co. (explains why he won that one) which is split between CDs 5 (Sensenbrenner) and 6 (Petri). Both have been in Congress forever and presumably will consider voluntary retirement in the next few decades.