Elected Office
Fisher is a former member of the board of education for the Rowan–Salisbury School System. In addition, she has served on the boards of trustees of Barber-Scotia College (in Concord) and Preservation NC.
At the 2008 North Carolina Republican Party state convention, held at the Joseph Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, Fisher was elected as the National Republican Committeewoman for North Carolina. Running against the incumbent, establishment candidate Mary Frances Forrester, wife of state Sen. Jim Forrester, Fisher's win was viewed as a surprise, underdog victory. Fisher was re-elected in 2012, again defeating Forrester.
As of the end of 2008, Fisher was one of only three African Americans on the RNC. She endorsed Katon Dawson for RNC chairman that year. Fisher later called for the winner of the RNC race, Michael S. Steele, to resign after less than two months in office.
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