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Tom Fischer
Tom Fischer was a Republican member of the North Dakota State Senate. Fischer served in the North Dakota State Senate from 1997-2011, representing 46th District. Fischer died of a heart attack on November 16, 2011.[1]
He also served as President Pro Tempore.
Fischer is the Owner of Prairie Solutions, Incorporated, and Fischer & Company, Incorporated.
Fischer attended both Shanley High School and Saint Thomas University.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fischer was appointed to this committee:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fischer served on this committee:
Elections
2008
On November 4, 2008, Fischer was re-elected to the 46th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Diane Hill (D).[2] Fischer raised $4,400 for his campaign, while Hill raised $1,750.[3]
| North Dakota Senate, District 46 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Tom Fischer (R)
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4,065 | |||
| Diane Hill (D) | 3,528 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review
The North Dakota Policy Council, a North Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published the North Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the Council.[4] Fischer received a score of 81.82% on policy legislation and voted against 2.38% of state spending. On policy, Fischer was ranked 20th and on spending was ranked 32nd, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[5]
Personal
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Fischer and his wife Margaret have two children.
External links
- Biography from the North Dakota State Senate website
- Legislative profile Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ KFYR "Sen. Tom Fischer Dies of Heart Attack," November 17, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2008 Primary election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Dakota Senate spending, 2008," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by ' |
North Dakota State Senate District 46 1997–2011 |
Succeeded by Jim Roers |
