Louis Fisher

For the former commander of the Botswana Defence Force, see Louis Matshwenyego Fisher.

Louis Fisher (March 20, 1913 – November 28, 2001) was the Socialist Labor Party of America candidate for United States President in the 1972 Presidential election.

Politics career

Fisher ran for Governor of Illinois twice unsuccessfully. In 1944, he ran for Secretary of State of Illinois. He ran for Senator from Illinois four times: in 1956, 1960, 1968, 1970.

During the 1972 Presidential election Fisher represented the Socialist Labor Party of America as candidate for the United States President. Genevieve Gunderson ran for vice-president as his running mate. Fisher was reportedly "the party's top vote-getting presidential candidate."

He was also a political scholar and staunch opponent of the line-item veto.

References

• Ballot Access News Volume 17, Number 11 February 1, 2002^[usurped]
• "Louis Fisher 1913-2001" (PDF). The People. Vol. 111, no. 10. Mountain View, CA: Socialist Labor Party. January 2002. p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
• Illinois Gubernatorial Candidates at the Wayback Machine (archived November 22, 2001)
• The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Fisher
• Social Security Death Index

Preceded by Henning A. Blomen	Socialist Labor Party Presidential candidate 1972	Succeeded by Jules Levin
Preceded by Charles Storm	Socialist Labor Party Illinois Gubernatorial candidate 1948, 1952	Succeeded by Edward C. Gross