Background
Fisher, D. Michael was born on November 7, 1944 in Pittsburgh. Son of C. Francis and Dolores (Darby) Fisher.
Fisher, D. Michael was born on November 7, 1944 in Pittsburgh. Son of C. Francis and Dolores (Darby) Fisher.
AB, Georgetown University, 1966; Juris Doctor, Georgetown Law Center, 1969.
Assistant district attorney, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, 1970-1974;
representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Harrisburg, 1974-1980;
member, Pennsylvania Senate, Harrisburg, since 1980;
partner, Houston Harbaugh, Pittsburgh, since 1984;
attorney general, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Chairman House Subcommittee on Crime and Corrections, 1979-1980, Senate Environmental Resources & Energy, 1981-1990, Senate Majority Policy Committee, 1988-1990, Senate Republican Caucus, since 1992. Vice-chairman Senate Judicial Committee, 1981-1990.
Elected Majority Whip, since 1990.
Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Pennsylvania, 1986. Republican candidate for attorney general,1996. Member Pennsylvania Governor's Energy Council, 1981-1986, Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, 1984-1986, Environmental Quality Board, 1980-1990, Pennsylvania Commision on Crime andDelinquency, since 1979.
Delegate Republican National Convention, 1988, 92. Member Pennsylvania Bar Association, Elks, American Legion, Bethel Park Chamber, Rotary.
Married Carol Hudak, August 9, l973. Children: Michelle Lynn, Brett Michael.