In addition to serving in the Florida House,Jason Fischer previously worked for Florida Power &Light and spent five years as a civilian engineer for the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. Fischer is employed by HNTB,an infrastructure firm. [2] [3]
Duval County School Board
Fischer’s career in politics began on the Duval County School Board,where he served from 2012-2016. Fischer represented the 7th district on the School Board,garnering the most votes in the six-way primary in August 2012. [4]
Fischer ran for the School Board in part to expand choice offerings for families and improve the district’s academic performance. He was well-known as an advocate for school choice while serving on the Board. [5]
During Fischer’s time on the board,the number of charter schools jumped from nine to over 30. Additionally,the school district’s performance improved from “C”to “B.” [6]
Florida House of Representatives
Fischer ran unopposed in the 2016 general election in District 16,having defeated his challenger,Dick Kravitz,53-47% in the Republican primary. [7] Fischer replaced Representative Charles McBurney,who served the maximum 8-year term in the Florida House.
Fischer was reelected to the Florida House in 2018,garnering 59% of the vote against Democrat Ken Organes. [8]
As a state legislator,Fischer focused much of his time on issues pertaining to education,infrastructure,and technology.
In 2019,Fischer passed legislation to allow for more autonomous vehicle usage in Florida,making the state a leader in the technology. [9]
Fischer sponsored legislation to reduce the Communications Services Tax,state and local taxes that Floridians pay on cable,cell phones,and streaming bills. [10]
In 2017,Fischer sponsored and passed legislation creating a civil cause of action for a person injured or killed by an act of terrorism. [11]
That year,Fischer also passed legislation to expand access to the state’s Gardiner Scholarship Program for students with disabilities and also the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program for low-income families. [12] In addition,Fischer was the prime co-sponsor of legislation protecting Second Amendment rights that shifted the burden of proof in pretrial hearings to the State in cases involving Stand Your Ground immunity. [13]
Fischer ran for Duval County property appraiser in the March 21,2023 election. Jacksonville City Councilwoman Joyce Morgan finished ahead of Fischer in the March election,with 48% of the vote to 31%. Since neither received more than 50% of the vote,they faced each other in a runoff. Fischer lost the runoff election on May 16 to Morgan. [14]
