Ada Fisher

This article is about a North Carolina retired physician and Republican party candidate. For the civil rights lawyer from Oklahoma, see Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher.

Ada Fisher
Fisher in 1991
Republican National Committeewoman
from North Carolina
In office
2008–2020
Preceded byMary Frances Forrester
Succeeded byKyshia Lineberger
Personal details
Born(1947-10-21)October 21, 1947
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 2022(2022-10-07) (aged 74)
PartyRepublican
OccupationPhysician
Known forMedical career, political campaigns
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Ada M. Fisher (October 21, 1947 – October 7, 2022) was an American physician from Salisbury, North Carolina, and a frequent Republican candidate for office. She challenged incumbent Mel Watt in North Carolina's 12th Congressional district in 2004 and 2006. Fisher said that she would like to be the first black Republican female elected to Congress; however, Mia Love actually became the first black Republican female elected to Congress.

A life member of the NAACP and a lifelong Republican, Fisher was the Republican National Committeewoman for the state of North Carolina.

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