Lee Fisher

{{short description|American lawyer, academic, public servant and charity officer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lee Fisher | image = Lee Fisher (4542051920) (1).jpg | caption = Fisher in 2010 | office = 10th President of [[Baldwin Wallace University]] | status = | term_start = July 1, 2025 | preceded = [[Robert C. Helmer]] | succeeded = | office1 = 64th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio]] | governor1 = [[Ted Strickland]] | term_start1 = January 8, 2007 | term_end1 = January 10, 2011 | predecessor1 = [[Bruce Johnson (Ohio politician)|Bruce Johnson]] | successor1 = [[Mary Taylor (Ohio politician)|Mary Taylor]] | office2 = 44th [[Ohio Attorney General|Attorney General of Ohio]] | governor2 = [[George Voinovich]] | term_start2 = January 14, 1991 | term_end2 = January 9, 1995 | predecessor2 = [[Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.|Tony Celebrezze]] | successor2 = [[Betty Montgomery]] | state_senate3 = Ohio | district3 = 25th | term_start3 = January 3, 1983 | term_end3 = December 31, 1990 | predecessor3 = [[Paul Ramon Matia|Paul Matia]] | successor3 = [[Eric Fingerhut]] | state_house4 = Ohio | district4 = 16th | term_start4 = January 3, 1981 | term_end4 = December 31, 1982 | predecessor4 = [[Harry Lehman]] | successor4 = [[Judy Sheerer]] | birth_name = Lee Irwin Fisher | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|8|7}} | birth_place = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Peggy Zone | children = 2 | education = [[Oberlin College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Case Western Reserve University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]], [[Master of Arts|MA]]) }} '''Lee Irwin Fisher''' (born August 7, 1951) is an American attorney, politician, and academic. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he served as the 64th [[lieutenant governor of Ohio]] under governor [[Ted Strickland]] from 2007 until 2011. Fisher previously served as the 44th [[Ohio Attorney General|attorney general of Ohio]] from 1991 to 1995, and as a member of the [[Ohio General Assembly]] from 1981 to 1990.

Fisher was the Democratic nominee in the [[1998 Ohio gubernatorial election]] and [[2010 United States Senate election in Ohio]]. After his political career, Fisher served as the dean of [[Cleveland State University College of Law]] from 2016 to 2025, and as president of [[Baldwin Wallace University]] since 2025.

==Early life and education== Fisher graduated from [[Oberlin College]] in 1973 and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Case Western Reserve University School of Law]] in 1976. He graduated from the [[Weatherhead School of Management]] Professional Fellows Program in 1996. In 2004, he received his master's degree in nonprofit organization from the Case Western Reserve University Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations.

==Career== [[File:Lee I. Fisher - 25th District - Ohio Senate 113th General Assembly 1987-1988 - DPLA - 6e2895d536d5909d4a4e5cec2e14ff63 (page 16) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Fisher during his tenure as a state senator]]

After graduation from law school, Fisher was a [[law clerk]] for Judge [[Paul C. Weick]] of the [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] from 1976 to 1977. In 1978, was an instructor in legal research, writing, and advocacy at [[Cleveland State University College of Law|Cleveland-Marshall College of Law]] and joined the Cleveland law firm of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP. Fisher remained as [[of counsel]] to the law firm until his 1990 election as Ohio Attorney General; he rejoined as a partner in 1995 and remained until he was selected CEO of the Center for Families and Children in 1999.

At the age of 29, Fisher was elected to the [[Ohio House of Representatives]] in 1980. He served as a state representative for two years before being elected to the [[Ohio Senate]] in 1982. He was named " Outstanding Freshman Legislator" by Columbus Monthly magazine in 1982. In 1983 he was named a Chase Public Leadership Fellow and attended the Harvard Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.

Fisher was elected [[Attorney General of Ohio]] in 1990, defeating [[Paul Pfeifer]] in the only statewide election in Ohio history to trigger a statewide recount.<ref>[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/60425.html?SITE=NPRELN&SECTION=PREELECTION&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT hosted.ap.org]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1992, Fisher was elected a [[United States Electoral College|presidential elector]] for Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1990-1999-official-election-results/presidential-electors-november-3-1992/#gref|title=Presidential Electors: November 3, 1992 - Ohio Secretary of State|website=www.sos.state.oh.us|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> Fisher served as attorney general from 1991 to 1995, narrowly losing his bid for re-election in 1994 to Republican [[Betty Montgomery]]. In 1998, Fisher [[1998 Ohio gubernatorial election|ran for governor]] but lost to Republican [[Bob Taft]], 50%–45%.

Joining the ticket of Democratic gubernatorial candidate [[Ted Strickland]], Fisher [[2006 Ohio gubernatorial election|was elected lieutenant governor in 2006]].<ref>[http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/01/23/daily44.html?jst=b_ln_hl Strickland names Lee Fisher as running mate in governor's race.] ''Business Courier of Cincinnati.'' January 26, 2006.</ref> The Ohio gubernatorial campaign was captured in the 2008 documentary film ''Swing State'', which was directed by (his son) Jason Zone-Fisher, John Intrater, and H. Spencer Young.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Julie Washington |first=cleveland com |date=November 13, 2008 |title=Jason Fisher makes personal documentary of Ohio lieutenant governor father |url=https://www.cleveland.com/movies/2008/11/jason_fisher_makes_personal_do.html |access-date=December 7, 2025 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref>

===2010 U.S. Senate campaign=== {{Main|2010 United States Senate election in Ohio}} In February 2009, Fisher announced his campaign to replace [[George Voinovich]] in the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]].<ref>Naymik, Mark. [http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2009/02/wait_a_minute_fisher_says_hes.html Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher joins the race for U.S. Senate seat], ''[[The Plain Dealer]]'', February 17, 2009</ref> On May 4, 2010, Fisher won the Democratic primary, defeating Ohio Secretary of State [[Jennifer Brunner]].<ref name="cleveland1">Naymik, Mark. [http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2010/04/lt_gov_lee_fisher_raises_anoth.html Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher raises another $550,000 for Senate campaign, starts spending it on commercials.] ''[[The Plain Dealer]].'' April 14, 2010.</ref>

In the general election on November 2, 2010, Fisher faced Republican nominee [[Rob Portman]], a former Cincinnati congressman and Bush administration official.<ref name="cleveland1" /> Portman received 57% of the votes to Fisher's 39%. Fisher carried only six of Ohio's 88 counties and three of 18 congressional districts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_97/-204148-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110318113724/http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_97/-204148-1.html |archive-date=March 18, 2011 |title=Portman Is GOP's Point Man in Ohio : Roll Call}}</ref> {{Election box begin | title = United States Senate election in Ohio, 2010<ref name="General">{{cite web | url=http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:6:0 | title=State of Ohio 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Unofficial Results | work=Ohio Secretary of State | date=November 2, 2010 | access-date=November 6, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20111109051100/http%3A//vote%2Esos%2Estate%2Eoh%2Eus/pls/enrpublic/f?p%3D130%3A6%3A0 | archive-date= November 9, 2011 }}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate = [[Rob Portman|Robert Jones Portman]] | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 2,168,742 | percentage = 56.85% | change = -6.61% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Lee Irwin Fisher | party = Democratic Party (United States) | votes = 1,503,297 | percentage = 39.40% | change = +2.85% }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Eric Deaton | party = Constitution Party (United States) | votes = 65,856 | percentage = 1.72% | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Michael Pryce | party = Independent | votes = 50,101 | percentage = 1.31% | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = [[Dan La Botz|Daniel LaBotz]] | party = Socialist Party USA | votes = 26,454 | percentage = 0.69% | change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate = Arthur Sullivan (write-in) | party = N/A | votes = 648 | percentage = 0.02% | change = N/A }} {{Election box majority | votes = 665,445 | percentage = 17.44% | change = }} {{Election box total | votes = 3,815,098 | percentage = 100.00% | change = }} {{Election box hold with party link | winner = Republican Party (United States) | loser = Democratic Party (United States) | swing = NA }} {{Election box end}}

===Higher education administration=== In 2016, Fisher was appointed interim dean of [[Cleveland State University]]'s Cleveland–Marshall College of Law (now the [[Cleveland State University College of Law]]) for the 2016–17 academic year. On May 3, 2017, Fisher was named permanent dean after a national search. Fisher's tenure focused on leadership in the law, establishing the Cleveland-Marshall Hall of Fame, increased fundraising, and raising the school's national profile.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.csuohio.edu/alumnigiving/hof/members |title = C{{!}}M{{!}}LAW Hall of Fame Members {{!}} Cleveland-Marshall College of Law}}</ref> Beginning in 2018, Fisher began teaching a course on leadership and helped establish the P. Kelly Tompkins Leadership and Law Program.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.csuohio.edu/academics/leadership |title = C{{!}}M{{!}}LAW P. Kelly Tompkins Leadership and Law Program {{!}} Cleveland-Marshall College of Law| date=August 17, 2018 }}</ref>

On February 10, 2025, Fisher was named the 10th president of [[Baldwin Wallace University]], effective July 1, 2025. The appointment came after a national search. Upon accepting the position, Fisher emphasized BW's commitment to career readiness, character development, and affordable education as key institutional priorities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salamone |first=Shawn | date = February 10, 2025 | title=Baldwin Wallace University names Lee Fisher 10th President |url=https://www.bw.edu/news/2025/02/baldwin-wallace-university-names-lee-fisher-10th-president }}</ref>

==Personal life== Fisher is married to Peggy Zone Fisher. He has two adult children, including the sports journalist Jason Zone Fisher.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Ed |date=February 28, 2019 |title=Former Shaker Heights journalist reports from AAF sidelines |url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/sports/former-shaker-heights-journalist-reports-from-aaf-sidelines/article_fc1bb2fa-3ab0-11e9-9d27-638518f7796f.html |access-date=December 7, 2025 |website=Cleveland Jewish News |language=en}}</ref> He has served on two public company boards: Rex Stores (now [[Rex American Resources]]) and [[Office Max]] (before it was sold to [[Boise Cascade]]).

==Electoral history== {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |-bgcolor=#cccccc !colspan=29 style="background: #ccccff;" |Election results |- !'''Year''' !'''Office''' !'''Election''' ! !'''Subject''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! !'''Opponent''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! !'''Opponent''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! !'''Opponent''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! !'''Opponent''' !'''Party''' !'''Votes''' !'''%''' ! |- |1980 |[[Ohio House of Representatives|State House]] |[[General election (U.S.)|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |? |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |? | | |Kent Minshall | |Republican Party | |? | |? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1982 |[[Ohio Senate|State Senate]] |[[General election (U.S.)|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |? |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |? | | |Ben Skall | |Republican Party | |? | |? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1986 |[[Ohio Senate|State Senate]] |[[General election (U.S.)|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |? |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |? | | |Unopposed in primary and general elections | |? | |? | |? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1990 |[[Attorney General of Ohio|Attorney General]] |[[Partisan primary|Primary]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |394,332 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |62% | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles T. Brown |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |246,729 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |38% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1990 |[[Attorney General of Ohio|Attorney General]] |[[General election (U.S.)|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |1,680,698 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |50% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Paul Pfeifer|Paul E. Pfeifer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} |1,679,464 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |50% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1994 |[[Attorney General of Ohio|Attorney General]] |[[Partisan primary|Primary]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |739,724 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1994 |[[Attorney General of Ohio|Attorney General]] |[[General election (U.S.)|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Lee Fisher |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |1,625,247 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |49% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Betty Montgomery]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} |1,716,451 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |51% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1998 |[[Governor of Ohio|Governor]] |[[Partisan primary|Primary]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |663,832 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |100% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |1998 |[[Governor of Ohio|Governor]] |[[General election (U.S.)|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Lee Fisher |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |1,498,956 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |45% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Bob Taft]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} |1,678,721 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |50% | |{{Party shading/ReformUSA}} |John Mitchel |{{Party shading/ReformUSA}} |[[Reform Party (United States)|Reform]] |{{Party shading/ReformUSA}} |111,468 |{{Party shading/ReformUSA}} |3% | |{{Party shading/Independent}} |Zanna Feitler |{{Party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |{{Party shading/Independent}} |65,068 |{{Party shading/Independent}} |2% | | | | | | |- |2006 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio|Lieutenant Governor]] |[[General election (U.S.)|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |2,435,505 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |61% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Tom Raga|Thomas A. Raga]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} |1,474,331 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |37% | |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Mark Noble |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |71,473 |{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |2% | |{{Party shading/Green}} |Anita Rios |{{Party shading/Green}} |[[Green Party (United States)|Green]] |{{Party shading/Green}} |40,967 |{{Party shading/Green}} |1% | | | | | |* |- |2010 |[[List of United States senators from Ohio|U.S. Senator]] |[[Partisan primary|Primary]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''Lee Fisher''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |380,189 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |56% | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Jennifer Brunner]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |304,026 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |44% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |2010 |[[List of United States senators from Ohio|U.S. Senator]] |[[General election|General]] | |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Lee Fisher |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |1,448,092 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |39% | |{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''[[Rob Portman]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} |2,125,810 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |57.25% | |{{Party shading/Constitution}} |Eric Deaton |{{Party shading/Constitution}} |[[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]] |{{Party shading/Constitution}} |64,017 |{{Party shading/Constitution}} |1.72% | |{{Party shading/Independent}} |Michael Pryce |{{Party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |{{Party shading/Independent}} |48,653 |{{Party shading/Independent}} |1.31% | |{{Party shading/Socialist}} |[[Dan La Botz]] |{{Party shading/Socialist}} |[[Socialist Party USA|Socialist]] |{{Party shading/Socialist}} |25,368 |{{Party shading/Socialist}} |0.68% | |- |}

{{refbegin}}Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2006, James Lundeen received 579 votes and Larry Bays received 73 votes. {{refend}}

==See also== * [[List of Jewish American jurists]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100425040904/http://governor.ohio.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=57 Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher] ''official government site'' * [http://www.fisherforohio.com/ Lee Fisher for U.S. Senate] ''official campaign site'' * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=23452 | fec=S0OH00158 | congress= }} * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=13871 1996, 1998 campaign contributions] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics (Attorney General, Governor) * [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?cycle=2010&id=OHS2 2010 campaign contributions] at OpenSecrets.org

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