Bryan Fischer is the director of Issue Analysis for
Government and Public Policy at American Family Association, where he provides
expertise on a range of public policy topics.
Bryan Fischer has an undergraduate degree in philosophy from
Stanford University, and a graduate degree in theology from Dallas Theological
Seminary. He served on the staff of Cole Community Church in Boise, where he
founded the Cole Center for Biblical Studies and served as its director for 13
years. He then founded Community Church of the Valley, where he served as
senior pastor for 12 years. Prior to joining the leadership team at American
Family Association, Bryan served as Executive Director of the Idaho Values
Alliance which was the state affiliate of the AFA.
In 2004, he co-founded the Keep the Commandments Coalition
in an effort to protect the Ten Commandments monument in Julia Davis Park in
Boise. After the monument was removed, he spearheaded the initiative drive
which collected 19,000 signatures to give citizens in Boise the opportunity to
vote on a new Ten Commandments display for the park.
Bryan served as the chaplain of the Idaho State Senate in
2001, and served the Boise community from 2000-2005 as a commissioner with the
Boise Parks and Recreation Department.
He received the "Friend of Life" award from Idaho
Chooses Life in 2003, and the "Christian Statesman" award from the
Biblical Worldview Learning Center in 2005. He was recognized by the Ridenbaugh
Press as one of the top 25 "Influencers" in Idaho in 2005, and one of
the top 25 conservatives in Idaho by Idahoans for Tax Reform.
Bryan has been married to his bride, Debbie, for
32 years, and they have lived in Idaho since 1980. They have two grown
children, Jana and J.D. Jana is a graduate of Willamette University (in
literature, music, and philosophy), while J.D. is a graduate of Whitman College
where he majored in molecular biology and played baseball. Jana is currently
pursuing a doctorate in literature and philosophy at Purdue University, and
J.D. is working as research scientist at the University of Washington.