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Lee Fisher

Democratic · Former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 2007–2011 · born 1951 in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Work
President of Baldwin Wallace University since July 2025; previously dean of the Cleveland State University College of Law, 2016-2025.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · bw.edu

Education
B.A., Oberlin College, 1973; J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1976.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Civic
Chief executive officer of the Center for Families and Children, a Cleveland social-services nonprofit, beginning in 1999.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Ballotpedia · Wikipedia

9 of 11 sections researched

13 sources · 1998, 2010 · updated 2026-09-24

Not yet researched: Financial interests, Endorsements given.

What has been checked
  • Profile 9 entries
  • On the ballot 0 entries
  • Where they stand 2 entries
  • What they have said, checked 2 entries
  • Record in office 3 entries
  • Money 1 entry
  • Financial interests Not yet researched
  • Polling and approval 2 entries
  • Elections 2 entries
  • Endorsements given Not yet researched
  • Sources 10 entries
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 9 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 2 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 2 entriesRecord in office: 3 entriesMoney: 1 entryFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: 2 entriesElections: 2 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 10 entries9 of 11 sections researched · 13 sources
Coverage, by section9 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Lee Fisher, 9 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart
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Lee Fisher
fisherforohio, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for U.S. Senator from Ohio.Lee Fisher: U.S. Senator from Ohio, Democratic
Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for U.S. Senator from Ohio.Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-21 · Download this chart
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ChamberDistrictNote
StatewideAll of OhioU.S. Senator from Ohio

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Lee Fisher in the calendars on file.None found in the records checked
The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Lee Fisher in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Jobs and the economy

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Cast himself as a job-creation candidate, touting his record as Ohio Development Director in recruiting and retaining businesses, and pledging continued state and federal support for manufacturing and clean-energy jobs.

2010 · 2010 U.S. Senate campaign platform, per Ballotpedia

Sources: ballotpedia.org · en.wikipedia.org

Taxes

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Centerpiece of his campaign was a proposed $1.1 billion, two-year property-tax cut, which he argued the state could afford while still increasing K-12 education funding.

1998 · 1998 campaign

Source: clipfile.org

What they have said, checked

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 1991 to 2010; 2 of them actions; 4 offices held on the record.199020002010Fisher (D)Ohio House of Representatives, 1981 to 1982Ohio Senate, 1983 to 1990Attorney General of Ohio, 1991-01 to 1995-01Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 2007-01 to 2011-011991 (action): As Ohio Attorney General (1991-1995), his office ran 'Operation Crackdown,' shutting down more than 150 drug houses statewide and winning a 1998-10 (ruling): The Ohio Elections Commission ruled that a Taft ad about Fisher's record as attorney general, claiming Fisher cut crime-fighting personnel b2010 (action): As Lieutenant Governor and Director of the Ohio Department of Development from January 2007, Fisher's office oversaw state job-retention and
Record in office, dated entries3 record entries from 1991 to 2010; 2 of them actions; 4 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Fisher (D), 3 dated entries · as of 2010 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
Fisher (D)1981officeOhio House of Representatives
Fisher (D)1983officeOhio Senate
Fisher (D)1991-01officeAttorney General of Ohio
Fisher (D)2007-01officeLieutenant Governor of Ohio
Fisher (D)1991action1991 (action): As Ohio Attorney General (1991-1995), his office ran 'Operation Crackdown,' shutting down more than 150 drug houses statewide and winning a
Fisher (D)1998-10ruling1998-10 (ruling): The Ohio Elections Commission ruled that a Taft ad about Fisher's record as attorney general, claiming Fisher cut crime-fighting personnel b
Fisher (D)2010action2010 (action): As Lieutenant Governor and Director of the Ohio Department of Development from January 2007, Fisher's office oversaw state job-retention and

  1. action 2010

    As Lieutenant Governor and Director of the Ohio Department of Development from January 2007, Fisher's office oversaw state job-retention and business-attraction efforts through a period in which Ohio lost approximately 382,000 jobs, driven primarily by the national recession; his 2010 opponent's campaign cited the losses against him given his direct responsibility for state job retention and attraction.

    Source: factcheck.org

  2. ruling October 1998

    The Ohio Elections Commission ruled that a Taft ad about Fisher's record as attorney general, claiming Fisher cut crime-fighting personnel by 15% from 1991-1994, had used a mismatched baseline and miscounted staff, and separately found the same ad's claim that 'Ohio's police' endorsed Taft improper since only the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police had done so; the commission issued a reprimand.

    Ohio Elections Commission, October 1998, 5-2 vote: showed reckless disregard for the truth · the source

    Source: clipfile.org

  3. action 1991

    As Ohio Attorney General (1991-1995), his office ran 'Operation Crackdown,' shutting down more than 150 drug houses statewide and winning a National Innovation Award from the Council of State and Local Governments; he was the first Ohio Attorney General to personally argue cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Ohio Supreme Court.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Money

Where the money went, as filedLee Fisher raised $6.4M as of December 31, 2010; no cash on hand is filed.Lee Fisher: Raised, $6.4M as filed, as of 2010-12-31Raised$6.4MIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedLee Fisher raised $6.4M as of December 31, 2010; no cash on hand is filed.Source: FEC filings, committee C00459404, through 2010-12-31 · as of 2010-12-31 · Download this chart
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FromToDollarsShare of totalNote
Money, as filedLee Fisher raised $6.4M as of December 31, 2010; 1 filing on file.2010 U.S. SenateRaisedLee Fisher, 2010 U.S. Senate: raised $6.4M as filed with the FEC, as of 2010-12-31$6.4MSpentLee Fisher, 2010 U.S. Senate: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handLee Fisher, 2010 U.S. Senate: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, as filedLee Fisher raised $6.4M as of December 31, 2010; 1 filing on file.Source: FEC filings, committee C00459404 · as of 2010-12-31 · Download this chart
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GroupItemUSDNote
2010 U.S. SenateRaised6,396,295
2010 U.S. SenateSpentNot yet researched
2010 U.S. SenateCash on handNot yet researched
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Lee Fisher breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Lee Fisher breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

RaceFilerRaisedSpentCash on handAs of
U.S. Senator from Ohio FEC C00459404 $6,396,295December 31, 2010

Source: projects.propublica.org

Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Lee Fisher yet.None found in the records checked
Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Lee Fisher yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Lee Fisher yet.None found in the records checked
Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Lee Fisher yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
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Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published1 field date from October 2010 to October 2010; the latest has Fisher at 34.0%25%50%75%100%Nov 2010Election dayLee Fisher 34% - Rasmussen Reports, 2010-10 - likely votersField date
Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published1 field date from October 2010 to October 2010; the latest has Fisher at 34.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for Lee Fisher, 1 poll, as published by Rasmussen Reports · as of 2010-10 · Download this chart
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Field dateCandidateSharePoll
Oct 2010Lee Fisher34Rasmussen Reports, likely voters

Elections

Election results, share of the vote2 races on file, 0 won; shares from 39.4% to 44.7%.1998 GovernorLee Fisher, Governor of Ohio: lost, 44.7%44.7%2010 U.S. SenateLee Fisher, U.S. Senator from Ohio: lost, 39.4%39.4%
Election results, share of the vote2 races on file, 0 won; shares from 39.4% to 44.7%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2010 · as of 2010 · Download this chart
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GroupItemPCTNote
1998 Governor44.7
2010 U.S. Senate39.4
RacePartyResultVotesShare
U.S. Senator from Ohio (2010) DemocraticLost 1,503,297 39.4%
Governor of Ohio (1998) DemocraticLost 1,498,956 44.7%

Offices held

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Lee Fisher · 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio · 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election

Every URL on this page, once each.

  1. Lee Fisher · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. Lee Fisher · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  3. 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  4. Fisher For Ohio - 2010 cycle (itemizer, FEC data) · ProPublica · accessed 2026-09-21
  5. A Record Jobs Loss · FactCheck.org · 2010-09 · accessed 2026-09-21
  6. Ohio Senate: Portman (R) Leaps To Commanding Lead Over Fisher (D) · Rasmussen Reports · 2010-10 · accessed 2026-09-21
  7. 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-21
  8. Fisher, Taft attack each other's records in new ads · Clipfile.org · accessed 2026-09-21
  9. Taft TV ad found in violation of election law; Campaign promises to focus on positive · Clipfile.org · accessed 2026-09-21
  10. CNN AllPolitics Election '98 -- Ohio 1998 Polls · CNN · accessed 2026-09-21
  11. https://www.bw.edu/news/2025/02/baldwin-wallace-university-names-lee-fisher-10th-president
  12. https://ballotpedia.org/U.S._Senate_election,_Ohio,_2010
  13. Lee Fisher hammers Rob Portman on record in Bush administration · PolitiFact · 2010-09-09 · accessed 2026-09-21
  14. Historical Tables, Table 1.1: Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (-) · Office of Management and Budget · accessed 2026-10-15
  15. Lee Fisher says Rob Portman 'actually sucked the jobs' out of Ohio · PolitiFact · 2010-08-25 · accessed 2026-09-21
  16. State and Area Employment, Hours, and Earnings (CES), series SMS39000000000000001 (Ohio, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · accessed 2026-10-15

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