For persons of a similar name, see Greg Fisher (disambiguation).
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Greg Fischer
50th Mayor of Louisville
In office January 3, 2011 – January 1, 2023
Preceded by
Jerry Abramson
Succeeded by
Craig Greenberg
78th President of the United States Conference of Mayors
In office 2020–2021
Preceded by
Bryan Barnett
Succeeded by
Nan Whaley
Personal details
Born
Gregory Fischer
(1958-01-14) January 14, 1958 (age 66) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Alexandra Gerassimides
Children
4
Education
Vanderbilt University (BA)
Website
gregfischer.com
Gregory Edward Fischer[1] (born January 14, 1958) is an American businessman and entrepreneur who served as the second mayor of Louisville Metro from 2011 to 2023. In 2019, he was elected vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors,[2] and in 2020, he served as its president .
Fischer ran in the Kentucky Democratic primary for the United States Senate in 2008, finishing second with 34% of the vote. In November 2010, he was elected mayor of Louisville in a tight race against Metro Council member Hal Heiner. He was reelected[3] in 2014 and 2018, defeating Republican Metro Council member Angela Leet 61% to 37%[4] to win a third term. Due to term limits, Fischer was ineligible to run for reelection as mayor in 2022.
Under Fischer's leadership as mayor, Louisville Metro gained 80,000 new jobs and 3,000 new businesses.[5] In a 2016 Politico survey, he was recognized as the most innovative mayor in the U.S.[6] In 2013, Governing magazine named Fischer its Public Official of the Year.[7] The city has also attracted $24 billion in capital investment since the Great Recession, including a renovated and expanded convention center,[5] dozens of new hotels and multiple tourist attractions centered around bourbon.
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^ ab"Opportunities and 'impossible decisions': Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer reflects on 12 years in office". Louisville Public Media. December 27, 2022. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^Wofford, Ben (August 8, 2016). "America's Mayors: Put Us in Charge—Now". POLITICO Magazine. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^"Greg Fischer". Governing. November 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
2019. "GregFischer". Governing. November 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022. "GregFischer". Trinity...
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to unexpected expenses. In August 2015, high-level talks with Mayor GregFischer concerning stadium planning began as the club also explored bidding for...
Miami Marlins, LeBron James, Steph Curry and more. Then-Louisville mayor GregFischer stated, "Muhammad Ali belongs to the world. But he only has one hometown...
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Bryson Tiller, singer, received the key to the city by the city's mayor, GregFischer, as well as a holiday on March 12, called "Bryson Tiller Day." This all...
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theses authored by economists Ben Bernanke, Mario Draghi, and Greg Mankiw. In 2012, Fischer served as Humanitas Visiting Professor in Economic Thought at...
November 6, 2018. The Democratic ticket of incumbent mayor and businessman GregFischer was elected to his third and final term. He defeated the Republican ticket...
Louisville broadband ready." These sentiments were echoed by Louisville Mayor GregFischer, who stated that it would help lay the groundwork for entities like Google...
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Retrieved July 29, 2023. Durr, Sara (June 30, 2020). "Louisville, KY Mayor GregFischer Becomes 78th President of the United States Conference of Mayors". The...
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residential interest in downtown Louisville. On September 9, 2013, Mayor GregFischer joined groundbreaking ceremonies for the second phase of RiverPark Place...
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