Lisa Fritsch

Lisa Fritsch
Born
DeLisa Delley

January 2, 1975 (1975-01-02) (age 49)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas, Austin, St. Mary's University School of Law
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Author, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur
Political partyIndependent (2015–present)
Republican (before 2015)
Spouse
Michael Fritsch
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(m. 2000; div. 2017)​
Children2
Websitewww.lisafritsch.com

DeLisa “Lisa” Fritsch (born January 2, 1975) is an American lawyer, author, public speaker, entrepreneur and community activist.[1][2][3] She was runner up in the 2014 Republican Primary against Greg Abbott for Governor of Texas.[4] She has written three books on politics and social change, one of which, Obama Tea Parties and God, was a local bestseller.[5]

She was the CEO of LisaServes, LLC. She is an attorney at Dell Technologies.

After losing in the Republican Primary for Governor of Texas, Fritsch changed her political affiliation to independent and directed her work and activism towards representing the underrepresented, building diversity and equity for females and women of color as well as minorities.[6]

She was a 2015 TEDx presenter for TEDxGreatHillsWomen presenting “The Freedom to be The Angry Black Woman.”[7][8]

  1. ^ Lachman, Samantha (2014-03-03). "Lisa Fritsch, Candidate For Texas Governor, Wants To Bring About 'New Day For GOP'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  2. ^ Staff, Rant (2014-02-04). "Women of Color in the Texas GOP Governor Primary". Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  3. ^ "Conservative Featured Voice: Lisa Fritsch". TexasGOPVote. 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  4. ^ "With primary wins, Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis can start their general election engines". statesman. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  5. ^ "Endorsed Candidates". Black America's PAC. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. ^ "Team Austin | A Rise to New-Age Education: Diversity in Tech". Team Austin. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  7. ^ "Presenters | TEDxGreatHillsWomen". www.tedxgreathillswomen.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  8. ^ TEDx Talks (2016-05-02), Freedom to be the ABW - The Angry Black Woman | Lisa Fritsch | TEDxGreatHillsWomen, retrieved 2017-05-08