Dan Fisher (Nebraska politician)
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Dan Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 35th district | |
| In office January 6, 1993 – January 8, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Arlene Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Chris Peterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1935 |
| Died | July 24, 2004 (aged 69) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Alice Jennings (m. 1959) |
| Children | 3 (Dan Jennings, Mary Catherine, Amy Susan) |
| Education | University of Nebraska (B.A.) Kearney State College (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1958–1962 |
Dan Fisher (May 19, 1935 – July 24, 2004) was a Republican politician from Nebraska who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 35th district from 1993 to 1997.
Fisher was born in 1935 in Tobias, Nebraska.[1] He attended the University of Nebraska, graduating with his bachelor's degree in economics in 1963.[2][1] Fisher worked as a banker, becoming the president and chief executive officer of the Crawford State Bank, and then relocated to Grand Island in 1982 to establish a consulting business.[3] He later returned to school, graduating with his masters in business administration from Kearney State College in 1990.[1]
Nebraska Legislature
In 1992, Fisher ran for the state legislature in the 35th district, which was based in Hall County, against incumbent Democratic State Senator Arlene Nelson.[4] In the primary election, Nelson placed first, winning 43 percent of the vote to Fisher's 32 percent and businessman Bill Bremer's 25 percent.[5] In the general election, Fisher defeated Nelson in a landslide, receiving 59 percent of the vote to her 41 percent.[5]
Fisher ran for a second term in 1996,[6] and was challenged by Chris Peterson, the vice-chairwoman of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, and Barney McGahan, a member of the Grand Island City Council and former member of the Hall County Board of Supervisors.[7] In the primary election, Fisher narrowly placed first, receiving 45 percent of the vote to Peterson's 42 percent and McGahan's 13 percent,[8] and advanced to the general election against Peterson.[9] Peterson defeated Fisher by a wide margin in the general election, receiving 63 percent of the vote to his 37 percent.[8][10]