He is a member of the National Party and represented the Division of Hinkler in Queensland between the 2013 federal election and January 2025.

[1] He grew up in Woongarra and attended Kepnock State High School before taking up an electrical apprenticeship.

[3] In December 2012, Pitt won the Liberal National Party of Queensland's preselection ballot for the Division of Hinkler, following the retirement of incumbent MP Paul Neville.

[5] He had been a member of the LNP for only six months prior to his selection, and stated that his victory in the ballot was a surprise.

[1][11] He reportedly supported Michael McCormack against Barnaby Joyce in the preceding Nationals leadership spill.

[4] In a May 2021 interview with Sky News Australia presenter, Tom Connell, Pitt declined to admit that batteries could provide dispatchable power to back up electricity generated by a wind farm.