Greg Fischer

Mayor / Louisville, KY

Pro-Growth Progressive Idea: Developing a regional business plan to grow jobs in advanced manufacturing

Greg Fischer was elected Louisville’s 50th mayor in 2010 — and was sworn in for a third four-year term on January 7, 2019. During Mayor Fischer’s tenure, Louisville has experienced a renaissance, adding 80,000 jobs and 2,700 new businesses. More than $13 billion dollars in capital construction is planned or underway, including 25 new hotels built to support the city’s thriving bourbon and local food tourism, also known as Bourbonism.

Louisville has been named an International Model City of Compassion four times and was a 2018 Top 15 city for attracting millennials.Governing Magazine named Mayor Fischer Public Official of the Year in 2013. A 2016 Politico survey named him as the most innovative mayor in America, and in 2017, Politico named him among its list of the nation’s most interesting mayors. Mayor Fischer has been elected by the mayors of America to be president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2020.

Greg Fischer’s Ideas

Commision on Gender Equity

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced steps to develop a Commission on Gender Equity. A task force will conduct community outreach to help structure a commission that will work to break down barriers that continue to limit opportunities for women in the community.

Equity & Opportunity, Healthcare | Greg Fischer | Mayor | Louisville, KY

Beech Technologies

Problem Too often teens growing up in poorer neighborhoods in Louisville lack the access to the skills and training they need to fill competitive job […]

Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Greg Fischer | Mayor | Louisville, KY

Code Louisville – Free Training for Web Development Careers

Problem Every ninety days, there are about one hundred unfilled junior software development opportunities open in the greater Louisville area, and those numbers are growing […]

Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Greg Fischer | Mayor | Louisville, KY

Career Calculator

Problem All too often, people make decisions about their education or careers with little or no labor market information. People decide on careers without knowing […]

Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Greg Fischer | Mayor | Louisville, KY