October 29, 2010 · The Plain Dealer
In his final quest to become a United States senator, Fisher, a Democrat and Ohio lieutenant governor, spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning on the late shift. He went politicking at the most retail of retail levels on his "Ohio Never Sleeps" tour, mixing one-on-one campaigning with road trip-style staff bonding, riding shotgun in a Merlot-colored Chevy SUV.
October 24, 2010 · Toledo Blade
The Blade supports LEE FISHER as the candidate who is best equipped to provide the forward-thinking leadership Ohio needs in a U.S. senator.
October 22, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
The Ohio Democratic Party, in a news release Friday, also said early voting indicated that enthusiasm was on their side, despite media accounts tilted to the GOP and tea party.
October 18, 2010 · Youngstown Vindicator
October 14, 2010 · Akron Beacon Journal
For Fisher, these have been years of growth. He has seen up close the difference government can make in the lives of the poor and vulnerable and the opportunities it can help to open for businesses. In that way, the breadth of his preparation makes the Democrat the better fit for a country and a state needing to gain economic momentum.
October 11, 2010 · Akron Beacon Journal
Here's why I'm going to vote for Lee Fisher for U.S. Senate: He made me laugh. And when I learned more about him and saw what his positions have been over the years, I was sold.
October 11, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
Call Lee Fisher an underdog but never tag him a quitter.
October 11, 2010 · ONE Blog
At the event, we also banded and talked to Senate candidate Lee Fisher and his wife, who now immediately recognize us and always comes up to say hello to the “ONE folks” (as Lee calls us).
October 10, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
At a time when both parties should be trying to find common ground — and when both parties have much to be humble and chastened about — Mr. Portman is the one with the ideological head of steam. Mr. Fisher is the better choice.
October 08, 2010 · The Columbus Dispatch
"They're mad as hell that we're giving tax breaks to large companies to send jobs overseas but not giving tax breaks to companies that put their jobs right here," Fisher said. "They're mad that we're giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires but the same people are refusing to extend unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. And they're mad that we're bailing out the Wall Street banks and short-changing small businesses."
October 07, 2010 · Cleveland Plain Dealer
Democrats including Senate candidate Lee Fisher of Ohio are not convinced. The chamber has spent money in recent months on ads supporting Fisher's opponent, GOP Senate candidate Rob Portman. This morning, the Fisher campaign cited a piece in Think Progress, a website of the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, that said "the Chamber is likely skirting longstanding campaign finance law that bans the involvement of foreign corporations in American elections."
October 06, 2010 · The Columbus Dispatch
I have no doubt that as senator, Fisher will continue to fight to help Ohio business grow both domestically and internationally.
October 04, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
Give Senate Democratic candidate Lee Fisher credit. He was on to something last week when he called for the Senate to abolish the filibuster.
October 01, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
For this veteran, it looks like a clear choice to me. Lee Fisher is the senator Ohio veterans need.
Matthew Morrison, star of “Glee”, the Fox TV hit, will join Democrat Lee Fisher on the campaign trail next weekend, Oct. 9-10, Fisher’s campaign announced on Friday.
September 30, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
A good government agenda that includes ending the Senate filibuster rule and secret holds on legislation is a crucial part of a jobs creation agenda, Democrat Lee Fisher said today as he also acknowledged his underdog status in the Senate race against Republican Rob Portman.
September 29, 2010 · Cincinnati Enquirer
Tuesday was the first day of early, in-person voting at Ohio’s 88 county boards of election; and, in Hamilton County, the voting was dominated by Democrats.
September 14, 2010 · AP
September 10, 2010
Republican Ohio Sen. George Voinovich's decision to support a package of small business proposals backed by President Obama instantly created an issue in the state's competitive Senate race to replace the retiring lawmaker.
September 09, 2010 · Cincinnati Enquirer
Former President Bill Clinton will be the headliner at a Sunday rally for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lee Fisher at Over-the-Rhine’s Memorial Hall, followed by a private fundraising event.
September 09, 2010 · Fox News
September 07, 2010 · Toledo Blade
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lee Fisher Tuesday previewed his first television ad of the general election campaign, to start running statewide on Wednesday.
September 07, 2010 · The Columbus Dispatch
The Ohio AFL-CIO, the state's largest union, has launched what it calls "one of the largest voter mobilization efforts in the state," to ensure that members of labor unions go to the polls on Nov. 2.
September 01, 2010 · Ohio Daily Blog
Finally, Rob Portman has agreed to get in the ring. In a release issued by both campaigns this morning, the two U.S. Senate hopefuls are now set for three one-hour debates in conjunction with the Ohio Newspaper Association.
August 23, 2010 · New York Times
First there was Mr. Portman’s stint as his party’s Congressional liaison to President George W. Bush. Then he served as the Bush administration’s trade representative. Next was his tenure as Mr. Bush’s budget director.
August 19, 2010 · Cincinnati Enquirer
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, the Democratic candidate for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat, met with about 20 fixed-income senior citizens who live in the West End’s City West housing development to warn them that if his opponent, Rob Portman, and the Republican Party takes over Congress this fall, the Social Security will be in danger.
August 12, 2010 · The Morning Journal
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, who is running for U.S. Senate, said he wants to change the national policies that created an "economic mess" in the United States.
August 08, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
Democrat Lee Fisher would have been a firm "no" vote against invading Iraq had he been in Congress in 2002, saying that "we never should have been there."
August 04, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
Rasmussen Reports has shifted Ohio’s U.S. Senate race from "lean Republican" to "toss-up", the polling company announced on Wednesday, Aug. 4.
July 31, 2010 · WKBN.com
His opponent toured a local company Friday. On Saturday, Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Lee Fisher visited the valley to talk with supporters and campaign door-to-door.
July 25, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Like Portman, Fisher opposes cap-and-trade. Both candidates want more federal dollars for developing a commercially viable way to burn Ohio coal without emitting greenhouse gases.
July 25, 2010 · Politifact Ohio
Pfeifer added, "It’s tough enough being responsible for the things you did say" in a long political career. "And it’s hell being blamed for something you never did say."
July 20, 2010 · Youngstown Vindicator
In his letter to Portman, Fisher wrote: "While you and I have proposed vastly different plans to get our economy moving forward again, we both have a responsibility to share our plans for creating jobs directly with Ohioans."
July 13, 2010 · WHIO TV
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today urged full and fair pension benefits for thousands of retired Delphi workers at a U.S. congressional field hearing on the subject in Canfield.
July 01, 2010 · Public Policy Polling
GOP voters simply aren't that enthused about Portman yet.
July 01, 2010 · Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Ohio is on its way back," Biden said. "LeBron James is coming back and Lee is going to Washington."
June 24, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
“We’re excited to have Vice President Biden’s support and to be able to work with him to create good-paying jobs in Ohio and rebuild our middle class,” Fisher said in a press release.
June 16, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Now, Portman, a former Bush budget director and congressman from Cincinnati not in either job at the time of the bailout, is being criticized for performing a political flip-flop.
June 14, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
The GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate, former Congressman Rob Portman, wants to repeal the new health-care law. His Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, says the overhaul did not go far enough.
June 12, 2010 · Licking County Pro-Active Citizens
"This is our test, the final exam, a measure of how committed we really are," Fisher said during brief remarks during an appearance at the Licking County Courthouse Square.
June 10, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
Fisher, the lieutenant governor, uses the ad to criticize Portman’s views on trade and to try to link Portman to former President George W. Bush. Portman, a former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member, was U.S. trade representative under Bush.
June 09, 2010 · Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher noted the money is not only helping homeowners lower their heating and cooling bills, but it's also putting people to work and supporting the country's move to clean energy. In Ohio, more than 1,310 workers were employed by state and local weatherization providers during the first three months of 2010, the state says.
June 07, 2010 · Marietta Times
"We have to be united because this may be the single most important election in our history," Fisher said of the upcoming November election. "To me, this is the ultimate test of what we won for in 2006."
June 07, 2010 · Athens News
Fisher said, “...it’s not a question of whether you’re Democrat or a Republican. It’s whether you’re an Ohioan for common sense values who will stop trying to score cheap political points and will get things done for the people by focusing on good jobs and good wages and not tax breaks for people who send jobs overseas.”
June 07, 2010 · Cincinnati Enquirer
Fisher says it often on the campaign trail: "If you want to see the jobs Congressman Portman created after spending 20 years in Washington, you'd have to go to China."
May 25, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Portman and former President George W. Bush rejected imposing import quotas on Chinese produced steel pipe used for sprinkler systems and fencing, which Fisher claimed cost the U.S. steel industry $150 million in profits and a several hundred jobs.
May 24, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
Pointing out that Portman served as director of the Office of Management and Budget and U.S. trade representative under Bush, Redfern charged that “Bush Trade Czar Portman supported reckless economic and trade policies that sent hundreds of thousands of Ohio jobs overseas.’’
May 23, 2010 · Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Congressman Portman supported Chinese government-backed steel companies over Ohio workers," says John Collins, spokesman for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lee Fisher. Fisher is currently Ohio's lieutenant governor. "Simply put," Collins says, "if you want to see the jobs Congressman Portman created after spending 20 years in Washington, you'd have to go to China."
May 10, 2010
Fisher says, “She brings outstanding qualifications and a deep understanding of constitutional law to the Court.”
May 06, 2010 · Kentucky Post
Fischer will talk about his plan to end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
May 02, 2010 · Lima News
Fisher promised to fight to keep jobs in Ohio and the country, and only give tax credits to companies that create jobs here. “Jobs, jobs and jobs. Those are the three most important issues,” he said.
May 02, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
"I'm incredibly confident that the Democrats of this state will choose Lee Fisher," Governor Strickland said.
April 27, 2010 · Ashland Times-Gazette
"Rob Portman was not a casual passer-by in the Bush years," [Fisher] said. "He was one of the chief architects that dug one of the deepest economic ditches we've been in in our lives."
April 23, 2010 · Springfield News-Sun
"There are too many people who’ve been evicted from the American dream," Fisher told the crowd in a brief address. "I’m running for them."
April 23, 2010 · CityNews Ohio
"Fisher understands that he must move quickly to help spur new hiring and support small businesses that need access to capital to expand."
April 21, 2010 · Huffington Post
A teacher of mine used to teach a simple, common sense lesson: it's cheaper to build a fence at the top of the cliff than pay for an ambulance at the bottom. That lesson holds true for how the Democrats should approach the financial accountability legislation being considered by Congress.
April 20, 2010 · Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Fisher went on to lay out his ideas for improving the economy, which includes a job creation tax credit for small businesses. He is calling for creation of a $30 billion loan pool that would be available for community banks to loan to businesses. He called for an end to deregulation of the banking industry and said that the federal government needs to have a separate consumer financial watchdog agency to oversee banking practices.
April 20, 2010 · Marietta Times
Here in Ohio, we have been working to save good-paying manufacturing jobs. But families are still struggling. We can -- and must -- do more. Here's how, together, I believe we can create good-paying jobs and rebuild Ohio's middle class
April 19, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Fisher has railed against "Washington insiders and Wall Street bankers," saying, "I think the worst thing we could do is to return to the same people and the same policies that got us into the deepest economic ditch in most of our lifetimes."
April 19, 2010 · Youngstown Vindicator
"[Fisher] knows the area particularly well, he’s watched the Mahoning Valley stumble and begin to pick itself up from a close vantage point. He gives every indication that in the Senate he would be a strong advocate for policies that will help the Valley and its people."
April 18, 2010 · Dayton Daily News
"In the latter job, [Fisher] has, as he notes, traveled to every corner of the state trying to bring and retain jobs."
April 16, 2010 · Warren Tribune
"Fisher's track record is more impressive...As a result, Ohio is in position for a significant revival."
April 13, 2010 · Cleveland Crains Business
"Mr. Fisher was more specific about what he would do in Washington. He said he favored “a separate, robust consumer finance agency” to oversee the financial services industry in the wake of the problems caused by failures of some of the nation's biggest banks. He also said he would work to use the bailout money that banks must repay to the federal government to create a fund to promote lending to small businesses in Ohio and elsewhere."
April 12, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson endorsed Fisher, Ohio lieutenant governor, this morning. Previously, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman and Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory endorsed Fisher.
April 11, 2010 · Akron Beacon Journal
"Akron residents should know his role in the deals involving new facilities at Bridgestone and Goodyear. Through these and similar episodes, Fisher has gained a greater grasp of what business and the new economy require, no small thing in a state desperate to generate jobs."
April 04, 2010 · Toledo Blade
Although the closeness of the race reflects the appeal of both contenders, The Blade recommends the nomination of LEE FISHER on the strength of his broader, more-useful experience in government and the private and nonprofit sectors.
March 31, 2010 · WMFD - Mansfield
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher said saving, creating and attracting jobs to the state of Ohio is his top priority.
March 28, 2010 · Mansfield News Journal
The way you grow the economy is by building a strong middle class," Fisher said.
March 28, 2010 · Cleveland Plain Dealer
But Fisher is more likely to be an effective senator for Ohio. That's why he should be the Democrats' choice.
March 27, 2010 · The Vindicator
If elected to the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher said he’ll work to eliminate incentives for companies that ship jobs overseas and also work to enforce trade laws.
March 24, 2010
Congressman Portman’s Trade Policies Encourage Companies to Export Ohio’s Jobs
March 22, 2010 · Logan Daily News
“Standing up for Ohio’s family dairy farmers will create good-paying jobs and protect consumers from tainted products. Ohioans proudly buy American. This step will create jobs and help Ohioans find safe, quality, affordable products,” Fisher said.
March 21, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
"We can't miss this chance to expand access to care, increase insurance company competition and lower insurance premiums, help small businesses afford to provide health care, and stop arbitrary insurance company denials of coverage."
March 14, 2010 · Chillicothe Gazette
Local residents concerned about jobs, unemployment and health care met with Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher on Saturday in Chillicothe to give their thoughts during a roundtable discussion at Frisch's Big Boy restaurant.
March 09, 2010 · Cleveland Plain Dealer
"I'm all about jobs," Fisher told council. "Always have been, always will be."
March 03, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Site Selection Magazine announced this morning that for the fourth year in a row, Ohio won the magazine’s annual award for having the most major business expansions in the nation last year.
March 02, 2010 · Huffington Post
I'm running for Senate in Ohio because we need to create good-paying jobs and rebuild the middle class, but unprecedented obstructionism in Congress is slowing the ability to take meaningful action.
March 02, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Lee Fisher, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, today called for ending the filibuster that is holding up an extension of unemployment benefits, proffering a living example of how Ohioans are being affected.
February 23, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
Democratic Senate candidate Lee Fisher likes the $15 billion Senate jobs bill, but believes much more work is needed on the issue, a spokesman said this afternoon
February 23, 2010 · Crain's Cleveland Business
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, a Democratic candidate for the job, today outlined a campaign platform that is highlighted by measures that, he argues, would put millions of people in the country to work.
February 18, 2010 · The Athens News
"Wall Street is giving Ohio businesses the back of its hand, not the support they need to create jobs," [Fisher] said. "It's time we hold Wall Street accountable and get back to creating good-paying jobs on Main Street."
February 17, 2010 · The Vindicator
There is no way to put a bad face on this news. In the short term, it will mean hundreds of jobs in the construction trades. That alone will provide a boost in the local economy.
February 16, 2010 · The Cleveland Plain Dealer
None of those alternatives satisfied Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher or Director Sean Logan of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Complete closure is the answer, they said, and it should have been done yesterday.
February 13, 2010 · Vindy.com
Fisher, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by George Voinovich, called Exal's two plants in Performance Place on Poland Avenue among the most impressive he has seen. He said he will tell Gov. Ted Strickland that "we need to help this company."
February 12, 2010 · WYTV 33
"I want to make sure that we do three things," Fisher said. One, that we give a tax credit to Delfin and other companies like Exal to help them produce more jobs and create more jobs. Let's give incentives to businesses to have a job creation tax credit."
February 11, 2010 · Tribune Chronicle
''It is extremely important to focus on what I believe to be the single most important economic issue facing the nation and Ohio, and that is focus on small businesses,'' Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher said Wednesday in a phone conference.
February 08, 2010 · The Plain Dealer
The Federal government unveiled a $78.5 million strategy on Monday to keep voracious Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes and ruining its fisheries.
January 31, 2010 · Columbus Dispatch
In the midst of a punishing recession, Ohio's Third Frontier program has been a rare bright spot and a critical driver of economic growth across our state.
January 29, 2010 · The Marion Star
Marion County Democratic Party chairwoman Cathy Chaffin is stepping down from the top local party post to campaign for U.S. Senate candidate Lee Fisher.
January 29, 2010 · The Youngstown Vindicator
Add Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher to the list of those urging a federal agency to help the Mahoning Valley after a $32.4 million housing proposal for the area was rejected.
January 28, 2010 · Business Journal
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, who is running to succeed Voinovich, said he is pleased to see Obama “focusing like a laser on job creation,” which has to be “our top priority.”
January 21, 2010 · The Cincinnati Enquirer
Ohio's two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates - Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner - shared the stage at a forum here Wednesday night, but the 90-minute session had the feel of separate events.
January 20, 2010 · Wilmington News Journal
Fisher said “it’s no secret we were unhappy and disappointed and at times angry” about DHL’s plan and its impact on workers. And although the donation is “extraordinary,” Fisher said, it is “not much comfort to people who are still out of work.” Public officials will be judged by what they are able to do with the air park in terms of jobs, Fisher said.
January 20, 2010 · The Daily Bellwether
Fisher said Americans and Ohioans are suffering as a result, and blamed GOP trade policies for shipping thousands of Ohio's manufacturing jobs overseas.
January 19, 2010 · The Toledo Blade
Mr. Fisher joined several yesterday who said they were moved by the performance during the ceremony by the Toledo Interfaith Mass Choir. The choir opened the event with a stirring rendition of "God Bless America" with other songs woven into the piece.
January 19, 2010 · Canton Repository
Leaders of Stark County Democrats have sided with Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in the inter-party fight for an open U.S. Senate seat.
January 11, 2010 · Martins Ferry Times Leader
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher was among lawmakers across the nation who expressed their outrage late last week of Japan's unfair rule.
January 08, 2010 · ProgressOhio
In recent weeks, the Japanese clunkers program, which may soon be extended, has become the focus of growing complaints from U.S. automakers and other interests.
January 06, 2010 · Warren Tribune Chronicle
Fisher, who wants to be the Democratic nominee to replace retiring Republican Sen. George Voinovich, said government needs to help entrepreneurs like Filippidis.
December 09, 2009 · Akron Beacon Journal
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, who hopes to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, took aim at one of his opponents during a speech Tuesday in Akron.
December 09, 2009 · CNN Political Ticker
Barack Obama's former campaign manager David Plouffe sent a fundraising appeal Wednesday to supporters of Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, calling Fisher "a champion for Ohio workers."
December 09, 2009 · Grumpyabe Blog
Lee Fisher's appearance at the Akron Press Club this week concluded the club's program series of U.S. senatorial candidates that served more as preliminaries to next May's Ohio primary election.
December 02, 2009 · The Columbus Dispatch
Count U.S. Senate candidate Lee Fisher among the Democrats who are opposed to President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan.
December 01, 2009 · The Columbus Dispatch
As expected, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman today endorsed Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for U.S. Senate in 2010.
December 01, 2009 · National Journal
When Energy Secretary Chu appeared here last week to announce a $75 million stimulus grant for the state's gridSMART Demonstration Project, Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher was close at hand.
December 01, 2009 · Toledo Blade
The lieutenant governor was in Toledo to collect endorsements from some of Toledo's top elected Democrats, as well as one political independent, in his quest for the Democratic nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. George Voinovich (R., Ohio).
November 30, 2009 · The Columbus Dispatch
Twelve elected Democrats from Lucas County today endorsed Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the party's nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
November 24, 2009 · The Columbus Dispatch
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, joined by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, credited AEP for its "visionary" use of technology, saying, "This was competitive. This doesn't happen by accident."
November 20, 2009 · The Plain Dealer
Following Sen. Voinovich'sannouncement in an interview the other day that he planned to be in Ohio when the Senate takes up a procedural motion on health care reform tomorrow, Lt. Gov. Fisher urged Voinovich to stay.
November 17, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher on Tuesday, Nov. 17, announced endorsements from Dayton-area Democrats in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
November 12, 2009 · Record-Courier
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher said his father-in-law, Mike Zone, was a prisoner of war in World War II. Zone, he said, “never talked about that experience,” and “would always change the subject” when it came up in conversation.
November 10, 2009 · kentnewsnet.com
"We're glad that the Lt. Governor is going to attend to honor the Portage County veterans," said Charlene Badger. "We are very pleased that he's coming to this important event in our county."
November 10, 2009 · The Huffington Post
A year after the U.S. government put up hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to bail out big banks and stabilize our economy, far too little has been done to change the risky behavior on Wall Street that precipitated this economic crisis.
November 08, 2009 · Parade
“Every large company started in someone’s garage or basement,” Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher says. “Why shouldn’t it be in Ohio?”
October 30, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus on Friday, Oct. 30, announced that it is endorsing Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in the U.S. Senate race.
October 26, 2009 · Huffington Post
I am heartened that Congress has finally passed a bill that would strengthen the ability of governments at all levels to investigate and prosecute hate crime.
October 15, 2009 · The Huffington Post
Tuesday's passage of a comprehensive health insurance reform bill out of the Senate Finance Committee is an important milestone in the historic effort to lower health care costs and provide access to affordable coverage for every American, but the battle is far from over.
October 14, 2009 · Canton Repository
U.S. Rep. John Boccieri, D-Alliance, has endorsed Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican George Voinovich.
October 14, 2009 · The Hill
Freshman Rep. John Boccieri (D-Ohio) announced Wednesday that he is backing Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner in Ohio's Democratic Senate primary.
October 13, 2009 · Norwalk Reflector
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher sees the very name of New Horizons Baking Co. Inc. as symbolic of the future of business and the state. If we can get through these tough economic times, he said things will be better than before the "economic perfect storm."
September 24, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin is endorsing Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, McLin said on Thursday, Sept. 24.
September 16, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, a Democrat, has moved to the front of the crowd in the 2010 U.S. Senate race.
September 14, 2009 · Akron Beacon Journal
Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic, Akron City Council President Marco Sommerville and Summit County Executive Russ Pry on Monday endorsed Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
September 10, 2009 · The Huffington Post
It is time to provide bankruptcy judges the power to alter loan terms to allow families to stay in their homes. Such measures are commonly referred to as "cram-down," as they give a judge the ability to lower a homeowner's loan principle to match its current--and often drastically reduced--market value.
September 09, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
U.S. Senate candidate and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher Wednesday, Sept. 9, wrote President Barack Obama to urge him to place a 55 percent tariff on Chinese tires, a recommendation made by the International Trade Commission.
September 08, 2009 · WHIO TV
"Ohio’s Aerospace Hub will bring Dayton’s physical resources and human talent together to create a whole that is much greater than the sum of the individual parts," said Lt. Governor Lee Fisher.
September 06, 2009 · FireDogLake.com
There are two issues that I think will define next year's election: health care and jobs. I believe one cannot be fully considered without the other because so many families rely on their jobs to provide their health care.
September 02, 2009 · Columbus Dispatch
An enthusiastic crowd rallied in Columbus last evening in support of President Obama's drive to overhaul health care, hoping to take back the momentum lost during weeks of sometimes angry public debate.
August 25, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
State Rep. Tyrone Yates, D-Cincinnati, an early contender in the Democratic primary to replace retiring Sen. George Voinovich, has backed Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in the Democratic primary.
August 21, 2009 · Tribune Chronicle
Other politicians, including Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, came out to talk to retirees. Fisher, who is running for Senate in 2010, spent about a half-hour walking up and down the line listening as people told him of their fears they may lose their house or face struggles with illness.
August 14, 2009 · Daily Kos
I don't need to tell you what's at stake in this election. Across Ohio and the nation, families are struggling to find and keep jobs, pay for health care and provide for their children.
August 12, 2009 · Youngstown Vindicator
U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, who represents all of Columbiana County and a portion of Mahoning County in the U.S. House, is endorsing Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher’s bid for the Senate.
August 11, 2009 · Channel 9 WCPO
"These things are coming in stages," Fisher noted. "I am cautiously optimistic that we're going to see more and more progress in the coming months."
August 11, 2009 · Cincinnati Enquirer
Fisher said that with only 30 percent of the money spent to date, and the rest not due to be spent until September 2010, the program should have a decided impact on the job market by the end of the year and continuing into next year.
August 06, 2009 · Dayton Business Journal
"USEC and the Department of Energy must work together to clear the remaining hurdles and restart this effort as quickly as possible," Fisher said in a statement. "Thousands of Ohio jobs depend on it."
August 05, 2009 · WMFD TV
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher said the project is made possible thanks to Senator Sherrod Brown and members of Congress who voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
July 29, 2009 · My Direct Democracy
Fisher and I covered a number of issues, with the candidate expressing his support for the public option, the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, and the Employee Free Choice Act.
July 28, 2009 · Think Progress
Rob Portman is running for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat in 2010 that is being vacated by retiring-Sen. George Voinovich (R). But Portman is also running from someone. Portman, who spent 12 years representing Ohio ’s 2nd Congressional district has a campaign website that wants Ohioans to know he grew up learning the value of “hard work, leadership, and fiscal responsibility.” Notably, however, there’s an important name missing from Portman’s biography: George W. Bush.
July 28, 2009 · The Vindicator
“He is a man who gets things done,” U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said of Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in endorsing him for the U.S. Senate.
July 27, 2009 · Associated Press
Northeast Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan has endorsed Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in his bid for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
July 23, 2009 · Cleveland.com
July 15, 2009 · Middletown Journal
To attract economic development, Ohio needs sites that are environmentally sound, close to highways and other transportation options and offer “green” designs, such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification the East Pointe building is currently seeking, Fisher said.
July 14, 2009 · Cincinnati Enquirer
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher...got some good news Tuesday when Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory endorsed his candidacy
July 14, 2009 · Middletown Journal
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will make a stop in Middletown today, July 14, to help mark the opening of the $35 million East Pointe office development in the city’s East End.
July 14, 2009 · Cincinnati.com
Standing in front of a building being rehabbed in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory became the first of the "Big Three" mayors in Ohio to endorse Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher
July 09, 2009 · Columbus Dispatch
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher picked up his second major union endorsement of the week today when the Ohio Conference of Teamsters threw its support behind his U.S. Senate bid.
July 08, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher garnered the endorsement of the state’s United Auto Workers, a group of more than 134,000.
July 07, 2009 · Columbus Dispatch
Ten female Democrats in the Ohio General Assembly have endorsed Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher.
May 07, 2009 · Columbus Dispatch
Space "whole-heartedly" endorsed Fisher, saying, "Lee Fisher is the best candidate to stand up for the needs of rural Ohioans."
May 06, 2009 · Quinnipiac
In the Senate race, the Democratic nomination is up for grabs with Fisher getting 20 percent in a hypothetical primary, Brunner 16 percent, state lawmaker Tyrone Yates 4 percent and 59 percent not sure. On the GOP side, former Congressman and cabinet member Rob Portman would get 29 percent to State Auditor Mary Taylor's 8 percent and Cleveland area car dealer Tom Ganley's 8 percent, with 54 percent unsure. Fisher would defeat Portman 42 - 31 percent and Taylor 41 - 29 percent.
April 07, 2009 · Dayton Daily News
The deadline to report fundraising totals for this quarter isn’t until April 15, but Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher on Tuesday, April 7, reported he’s raised more than $1 million in the first six weeks of his campaign -- a clear signal that Fisher wants to establish himself as a well-funded candidate in his Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.
March 01, 2009 · Site Selection
"One of the reasons we have won the Governor's Cup for the last two years," says Lt. Gov. Fisher, "is that we have been operating on three simultaneous levels of economic development. The first is the tactical, or the everyday blocking and tackling of economic development, in which we have been very, very aggressive."
February 17, 2009 · Cleveland Leader
According to Central Ohio's 10TV, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher will soon announce that he will run for the soon-to-be vacant Senate seat that is being vacated by Sen. George Voinovich in 2010.
