Dean Fisher
Dean Fisher | |
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![]() Official portrait of Iowa Representative Dean Fisher for the 85th General Assembly. | |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 72nd district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Rich Arnold |
Personal details | |
Born | Garwin, Iowa, U.S. | September 3, 1956
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Vicki |
Residence | Montour, Iowa |
Alma mater | DeVry Institute of Technology (Chicago, Illinois) |
Profession | Electronics engineer, farmer |
Website | www.deanfisher.com |
Dean C. Fisher[1] (born September 3, 1956) is the Iowa State Representative from the 72nd District.[2] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013.[3]
Early life and education[]
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Fisher was born and raised in Garwin, Iowa in Tama County.[3] He resides in rural Montour, on a heritage farm which has been in his family since 1852.[3]
Fisher is a 1975 graduate of .[3] He earned a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering Technology from DeVry Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois, in 1978.[3]
Career[]
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Fisher spent 26 years in the electronics industry as an engineer, engineering manager, and business manager. Fisher worked for Qwint Systems, Inc., IO Vision, Autotech, and at Motorola in the Automotive Electronics division from 1986 until 2004.
Fisher was the chair of his county's Republican Party from 2010 to 2011. Fisher also served as the Indian Village Township Clerk from 2008 to 2013.[1]
Personal life[]
Fisher is a member of the National Rifle Association, Iowa Firearms Coalition and the Amateur Trapshooting Association and the Iowa State Trapshooting Association.[1][3] He is also a member of the Farm Bureau, the American Motorcycle Association, A.B.A.T.E., The Heritage Foundation, and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's W.A.R. Goodwin Society.[1][3] Among his hobbies are woodworking, model airplanes, motorcycling, quilting, genealogy, horticulture, astronomy, trapshooting, and hunting.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Dean Fisher's Biography". VoteSmart.com. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Dean Fisher". iowahouserepublicans.com. Republican Party of Iowa. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "State Representative Dean Fisher". legis.iowa.gov. Iowa State Legislature. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
External links[]
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Tama County, Iowa
- DeVry University alumni
- Farmers from Iowa
- Iowa Republicans
- Members of the Iowa House of Representatives
- 21st-century American politicians