John J. Fisher Jr.

John J. Fisher Jr. is a former State Senator for Illinois's 21 legislative district for the 100th Illinois General Assembly. Fisher was a contestant on the game show Jeopardy! winning three games in July, 2024.

State senator
Fisher was appointed by the Illinois state senate Republican caucus to succeed Michael Connelly as state senator for Illinois's 21 legislative district for the 100th Illinois General Assembly on January 7, 2019. He served as a member of the Republican Party. Fisher said he was only in office for 22 hours and believes he is the shortest-serving state senator.

On Jeopardy!
Fisher was a contestant and three-day champion on season 40 of Jeopardy!, where he used the name Jay Fisher.

Winnings
To date, Fisher has won a total of $28,200.