Mike Fisher
Democrat

banner-personalOffice Sought: Representative – District 136
Age: 64
Occupation: Retired
Education: BA, MA
Family: Married, twin sons age 30
Hometown: Sullivan

Political experience

None.

Why are you running for office?

I am running to fight for a state government that is fair and offers hope. Certainly I want a government that spends our money wisely and efficiently and preserves our rights while it protects us and our children from harm. But I also want a government that makes it possible for all our children to have decent food, decent housing, and decent schools that prepare them for good jobs; for seniors to stay in their homes; for students to graduate college without huge debts; and for all of us to have access to quality healthcare. I want a government that does not fall prey to businesses that make false promises. I want a criminal justice system that prosecutes and punishes cheaters: who avoid paying taxes; who accept or offer bribes; who use wealth and influence to evade the law; who exploit unsuspecting consumers; and, yes, who defraud our welfare system. I want transparent government to make sure our politicians are working for us, not for donors and lobbyists. I want a government that welcomes new technology—like solar power and broadband—rather than fails to support it; and that responds to climate change rather than denies it. I want to fight every day to prove that government can be a force for good, not a threat to freedom. Most of all I want to make this district I love, with its tremendous assets in people, landscape, and seascape, an even better place to live than it already is.

 

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