fears." During the campaign, Fischer cited water, transportation, and higher education as top priorities for a second term in office and emphasized fiscal restraint in the state budget process. Fischer significantly outraised Gallup, including several large donations from political action committees; in mid-October, his campaign had roughly $38,000 cash on hand, and his re-election bid was endorsed by the Denver Post, the Windsor Beacon, and the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fischer won re-election, defeating Gallup with 63 percent of the popular vote. 2009 legislative session For the 2009 legislative session, Fischer was named to seats on the House Transportation and Energy Committee and the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, where he served as vice-chair. After winning a second term, Fischer was also elected Deputy Majority Whip by state house Democrats in an unopposed race for the leadership position. In response to disputes between the municipalities of Fort Collins and Timnath, Fischer sponsored legislation regarding regional land-use planning, legislation to prevent vacant or agricultural land from being included within urban renewal authorities, and legislation to create a statewide electronics recycling program. Fischer was also a strong supporter of legislation to prohibit texting while driving; after unsuccessfully pushing for dialing of phone numbers to be included in the texting ban, he pledged to introduced legislation to create stronger restrictions in the next legislative session. 2010 legislative session After Rep. Kathleen Curry left the Democratic Party in December 2009, Fischer was tapped to chair of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee the week before the beginning of the 2010 legislative session. 2012 election In the 2012 General Election, Representative Fischer faced Republican challenger Jon Fye. Fischer was elected by a wide margin of 64% to 36%. References External links Colorado General Assembly profile Campaign website MySpace page Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the Colorado House of Representatives Politicians from Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado State University alumni 21st-century American politicians