Ada Fisher

Ada Fisher

Ada M. Fisher (born October 21, 1947 in Durham, North Carolina) is a retired physician from Salisbury, North Carolina and a frequent Republican candidate for office. She challenged incumbent Mel Watt in North Carolina's 12th Congressional district in 2004 and 2006. Fisher has said that she would like to be the first black Republican female elected to Congress.

A life member of the NAACP and a lifelong Republican, Fisher is the Republican National Committeewoman for the state of North Carolina.

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