He chairs the Texas House Democratic Caucus and is now serving his 12th legislative session representing San Antonio.
In 2021 he led House Democrats out of the Capitol in a 38-day quorum break specifically to block the GOP voting bill that became SB 1.
Fischer’s take on Texas values
In 2021 he helped lead Texas House Democrats to leave the state for 38 days specifically to block a bill that cut early voting hours, banned drive-thru voting, and added new criminal penalties for election workers, calling it voter suppression. [sanantonioreport.org; campaign website]