Robert Fisher (Tennessee politician)

Robert Joseph Fisher (June 3, 1925 – February 11, 1989) was an American politician in the state of Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, sitting as a Republican.[1][2]

Robert Fisher
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
1975 – January 14, 1980
Preceded byAlbert E. Miller Sr.
Succeeded byFrank "Bob" Percy
Personal details
Born(1925-06-03)June 3, 1925
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedFebruary 11, 1989(1989-02-11) (aged 63)
Mountain Home, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children3
ResidenceElizabethton, Tennessee
ProfessionVeterans Service Officer

In 1980, he was convicted of soliciting a $1,000 bribe from Carter County Sheriff George Papantoniou to kill a state bill the sheriff opposed. Fisher was fined $500 and received a 30 day suspended sentence, being expelled from the state legislature by a vote of 92–1. He was the first legislator in Tennessee to be expelled since 1866.[3][4]

Fisher died in Mountain Home, Tennessee on February 11, 1989, at the age of 63.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Blue Book". Secretary of State. May 5, 1980 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Tennessee 91st General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov.
  3. ^ Fisher, Robert J., Trial Records, 1979–1980, Representing House District # 4, [1]
  4. ^ "Rep. Robert Fisher is expelled from the House of Representatives". The Tennessean. 15 January 1980. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Ex-state lawmaker, Robert Fisher, dies". Johnson City Press. 13 February 1989. p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2022.