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Rayfield Fisher

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Rayfield Fisher (August 30, 1940 – October 17, 2014[1]) was a lawyer and state legislator in Indiana. He was born in Marthaville, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Air Force.[2] A Democrat, he was elected in 1976 and 1978,[3][4] succeeding Katie Hall in office.

Fisher was born in Marthaville, Louisiana and graduated from Purdue University. He served as a programmer and systems analyst for the U.S. Air Force.[5] He lived in Gary, Indiana.

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  1. ^ "Rayfield Fisher Obituary - Gary, Indiana". Legacy.com. October 17, 2014.
  2. ^ ""THIRST FOR JUSTICE": INDIANA'S PIONEERING BLACK LAWYERS". Indiana Legal Archive. 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ January, Alan Frank; Walsh, Justin E. (1986). "A Century of Achievement: Black Hoosiers in the Indiana General Assembly, 1881-1986".
  4. ^ "History of the IBLC". Indiana House Democratic Caucus.
  5. ^ Commission, Indiana Civil Rights (1979). "Black Elected Officials in Indiana, 1979".