Joseph L. Fisher

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Joe Fisher
3rd Virginia Secretary of Human Resources
In office January 16, 1982 – January 18, 1986
Governor	Chuck Robb
Preceded by	Jean L. Harris
Succeeded by	Eva S. Hardy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Joel Broyhill
Succeeded by	Frank Wolf
Personal details
Born	(1914-01-11)January 11, 1914 Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Died	February 19, 1992(1992-02-19) (aged 78) Arlington, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Bowdoin College London School of Economics Harvard University George Washington University
Joseph L. Fisher's voice Fisher speaks on the first anniversary of C-SPAN's coverage of the House of Representatives Recorded March 19, 1980

Joseph Lyman (Joe) Fisher (January 11, 1914 – February 19, 1992) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1975 to 1981 and a founder of Resources for the Future. A Democrat and lifelong Unitarian, Fisher was an active volunteer lay leader in the Unitarian Universalist Association, serving on the UUA's board of trustees and as moderator (the highest volunteer position in the UUA) from 1964 until 1977.