Ada Fisher
| Ada Fisher (R-NC) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ada M. Fisher October 21, 1947 Durham, North Carolina |
| Residence | Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Medical career, political campaigns |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | dradamfisher |
Ada M. Fisher (born October 21, 1947 in Durham, North Carolina) is a retired physician from Salisbury, North Carolina and a frequent Republican candidate for office. She challenged incumbent Mel Watt in North Carolina's 12th Congressional district in 2004 and 2006. Fisher has said that she would like to be the first black Republican female elected to Congress.
A life member of the NAACP and a lifelong Republican, Fisher is the Republican National Committeewoman for the state of North Carolina.
Fisher is the daughter of Rev. Miles Mark Fisher of Durham, North Carolina, himself the son of a former slave and his Seminole Indian wife. Rev. Fisher was also a Republican, as was her grandfather, who was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation when he was 10 years old. Fisher attended Durham public schools, graduating from Hillside High School with honors. She then graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a degree in biology.
Fisher went on to earn her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin and a master's in public health from Johns Hopkins University.
She converted to Judaism.
Upon receiving her medical degree, Fisher participated in a residency at the University of Rochester in family medicine. She later ran a rural North Carolina health clinic and a 16-county substance abuse program. In addition, she worked for two Fortune 500 companies, including medical director for Amoco in Chicago. Before retiring in 2000 due to a leg disability, Fisher served as Chief of Occupational Health Services at the W.G. "Bill" Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury.
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