An engineering consultant with a background in natural resources, Fischer was first elected as a Democrat in 2006 to the Colorado House of Representatives, Fischer represented House District 53, which encompasses the western half of Fort Collins, Colorado.
13 Facts About Randy Fischer
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Randy Fischer went on to earn a master's degree in civil engineering from Colorado State in 1989.
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Randy Fischer served on a number of local boards and commissions, primarily dealing with natural resources and land use issues, including the Larimer County Rural Land Use Advisory Board, the City of Fort Collins' Water Board, Storm Drainage Board, Natural Resources Advisory Board, and City Plan Update Committee, and on the board of the Legacy Land Trust.
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Randy Fischer's wife, Kathy, is a former high school teacher; they have lived in Fort Collins for over 30 years.
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Randy Fischer took 59 percent of the vote in a four-way race against Republican Anne Yeldell, Libertarian Mark Brophy, and Constitution Party candidate Darren Morrison.
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Shortly after his election, Randy Fischer identified "education, health care and renewable energy" as his top legislative priorities.
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Randy Fischer has sponsored a bill to expand funding for the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute and to create a statewide collaboratory for water-related research.
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Randy Fischer has introduced legislation designed to protect instream water rights for users who choose to let water flow downstream rather than be diverted, which was passed and signed into law by Gov.
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John Kefalas and other northern Colorado legislators, Randy Fischer has sponsored two bills to regulate uranium mining, in response to proposed mining activity in northern Colorado; the legislation has been opposed by mining companies.
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Randy Fischer announced his bid for re-election to the state legislature in January 2008.
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Randy Fischer won re-election, defeating Gallup with 63 percent of the popular vote.
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Randy Fischer was a strong supporter of legislation to prohibit texting while driving; after unsuccessfully pushing for dialing of phone numbers to be included in the texting ban, he pledged to introduced legislation to create stronger restrictions in the next legislative session.
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Kathleen Curry left the Democratic Party in December 2009, Randy Fischer was tapped to chair of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee the week before the beginning of the 2010 legislative session.