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Gregory Edward Fischer (born January 14, 1958) is an American businessman and entrepreneur who served as the second mayor of Louisville Metro from 2011 to 2023. In 2019, he was elected vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and in 2020, he served as its president .
Fischer ran in the Kentucky Democratic primary for the United States Senate in 2008, finishing second with 34% of the vote. In November 2010, he was elected mayor of Louisville in a tight race against Metro Council member Hal Heiner. He was reelected in 2014 and 2018, defeating Republican Metro Council member Angela Leet 61% to 37% to win a third term. Due to term limits, Fischer was ineligible to run for reelection as mayor in 2022.
Under Fischer's leadership as mayor, Louisville Metro gained 80,000 new jobs and 3,000 new businesses. In a 2016 Politico survey, he was recognized as the most innovative mayor in the U.S. In 2013, Governing magazine named Fischer its Public Official of the Year. The city has also attracted $24 billion in capital investment since the Great Recession, including a renovated and expanded convention center, dozens of new hotels and multiple tourist attractions centered around bourbon.