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Joseph Fischer (Kentucky politician)

This article is about the Kentucky state legislator. For other people named Joseph Fischer, see Joseph Fischer.

Joseph M. Fischer (born November 14, 1954, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives representing District 68 from 1999 to 2023.[1][2]

Joseph Fischer
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byKatie Kratz Stine
Succeeded byMike Clines
Personal details
Born (1954-11-14) November 14, 1954 (age 70)
Covington, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceFort Thomas, Kentucky
Alma materHoly Cross College
University of Cincinnati College of Law

Education

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Fischer earned his BA from Holy Cross College and his JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Policies

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Fischer is a supporter of the Tea Party movement. He also supports increasing the statewide sales tax to 7%.[3]

Fischer, who is anti-abortion, sponsored a trigger law in Kentucky which passed in 2019, and was the lead sponsor of an anti-abortion constitutional amendment that voters rejected in 2022. He was sanctioned in 2022 by the Judicial Conduct Commission for running an overtly partisan campaign for Kentucky Supreme Court Justice, an election race that the Constitution of Kentucky designates as nonpartisan, and in which he subsequently lost to the incumbent justice.[4][5][6]

Elections

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  • 1998 When District 68 Representative Katie Kratz Stine ran for Kentucky Senate and left the seat open, Fischer won the three-way 1998 Republican Primary and won the November 3, 1998 General election against Democratic nominee James Daley.
  • 2000 Fischer was unopposed for both the 2000 Republican Primary[7] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 12,641 votes.[8]
  • 2002 Fischer was unopposed for both the 2002 Republican Primary[9] and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 8,672 votes.[10]
  • 2004 Fischer was unopposed for both the 2004 Republican Primary[11] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 14,762 votes.[12]
  • 2006 Fischer was unopposed for the 2006 Republican Primary[13] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 7,646 votes (53.0%) against Democratic nominee Linda Klembara.[14]
  • 2008 Fischer was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary[15] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 16,690 votes.[16]
  • 2010 Fischer was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary[17] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 12,210 votes.[18]
  • 2012 Fischer was unopposed for both the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary[19] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 16,795 votes.[20]
  • In 2022, Fischer lost a bid for Kentucky Supreme Court Justice against incumbent Michelle M. Keller.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Joseph Fischer's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Representative Joseph M. Fischer (R)". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
  4. ^ State Supreme Court wins shaped by abortion, redistricting, November 12, 2022, AP News
  5. ^ Kentucky Supreme Court candidate Joe Fischer sues to block possible campaign sanctions, October 6, 2022, The Courier-Journal
  6. ^ a b Keller reelected to Kentucky Supreme Court, beating Fischer, November 9, 2022, AP News
  7. ^ "2000 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "2000 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "2002 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  10. ^ "2002 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "2004 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  12. ^ "2004 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "2006 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  14. ^ "2006 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  15. ^ "2008 Primary Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  16. ^ "2008 General Election". Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  17. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 26. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  18. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 52. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  19. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  20. ^ "Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Frankfort, Kentucky: Secretary of State of Kentucky. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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