Lee Fisher
| Lee Fisher | |
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| 64th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
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In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Governor | Ted Strickland |
| Preceded by | Bruce Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Mary Taylor |
| 44th Attorney General of Ohio | |
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In office January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 |
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| Governor | George Voinovich |
| Preceded by | Tony Celebrezze |
| Succeeded by | Betty Montgomery |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 25th district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Matia |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fingerhut |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 16th district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – December 31, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Lehman |
| Succeeded by | Judy Sheerer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 7, 1951 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Zone |
| Alma mater |
Oberlin College Case Western Reserve University |
Lee Irwin Fisher (born August 7, 1951) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 64th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, with Governor Ted Strickland, from 2007 until 2011.
Before his election as Lieutenant Governor, Fisher served as a member of the Ohio General Assembly, first in the Ohio House of Representatives (1981–1982) and then in the Ohio Senate (1982–1990). He was Attorney General of Ohio from 1991 to 1995 and the Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio in 1998, losing to Republican Bob Taft.
From 1999 to 2006, he served as President and CEO of the Center for Families and Children (CFC) in Cleveland. CFC is a $20 million human services nonprofit with over 300 staff. In addition, he has also served as the Director of the Ohio Department of Development and Chair of both the Ohio Third Frontier Commission and the Clean Ohio Council. In 2001 he graduated from the Center for Creative Leadership's "Leadership at the Peak" program. In January 2006, then-Congressman Ted Strickland asked Fisher to be his running mate in the 2006 gubernatorial election. Fisher left CFC on March 1, 2006 to run with Strickland. The two were elected.
Fisher did not run for re-election in 2010, instead running for the U.S. Senate. He won the Democratic primary for the seat held by the retiring Republican George Voinovich, losing to Republican nominee Rob Portman.
In 2016, Fisher was appointed Interim Dean of Cleveland State University’s Cleveland–Marshall College of Law for the 2016-17 academic year.
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