An influential Republican from the state of North Carolina, Ada Fisher, has died at the age of 74. Fisher pushed for more diversity within the state's GOP.
Dr. Ada Fisher, a retired physician who was one ofmembers on the Republican National Committee for over a decade, has died at age 74, a funeral home said Tuesday.
Fisher, who gained prominence as a Black Republican who pushed for more diversity within the GOP, died Friday in Salisbury, according to Fisher Memorial Funeral Parlor in Durham. Christopher C. Fisher, a parlor staff member and Ada Fisher's nephew, didn't immediately have information on a cause of death.
Ada Fisher also was known for her no-nonsense conservative views and her early support for former President Donald Trump. Fisher made the 2016 announcement on the Republican National Convention floor that gave 29 delegate votes to Trump.
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