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Deb Fischer
U.S. Senator (Class 1), NE
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), NE current
Nebraska |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), NE
Nebraska |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Nebraska
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), NE
Nebraska |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Nebraska
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Joint Committee on Printing unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and Credit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General Government unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Legislative Branch — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Airland unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Readiness and Management Support unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.461, social dim. 0.333. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | Yea | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jason Reding Quinones to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | Yea | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See | Yea | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Burch to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See | Yea | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… | Yea | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Puzder to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… | Yea | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Mullin Amdt. No. 3412 | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Johnson Amdt. No. 3428 | Nay | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified | Nay | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Kennedy Amdt. No. 3414 | Nay | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Duckworth Amdt. No. 3466 | Nay | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3115 | Nay | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Murphy Amdt. No. 3447 | Nay | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114 | Nay | Aug 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luigi Rinaldi to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental… | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Woll to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,260 recorded contributions totalling $23,354,619. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 1147 of 1260 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super PAC | 261 | $17,280,123 | 74% |
| Corporate PAC | 332 | $2,619,982 | 11% |
| Big donor | 529 | $1,842,375 | 8% |
| Party | 25 | $935,559 | 4% |
| Unclassified | 113 | $676,580 | 3% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,455,688 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $1,455,688 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 18, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $500,000 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $500,000 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $499,955 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $499,955 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $449,985 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 21, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $449,985 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 21, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $390,418 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 2, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $390,418 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 2, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $372,684 | — | ESAFUND | Super PAC | Oct 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $372,684 | — | ESAFUND | Super PAC | Oct 24, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $360,000 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $360,000 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 9, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $325,000 | — | RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS | Super PAC | Oct 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)
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S 2585
US · Jun 18, 2026
MAP for Broadband Funding Act
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S 4815
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to permanently extend the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs on acceptance by the Department of donated facilities and related…
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S 645
US · Jun 9, 2026
North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
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S 4669
US · Jun 3, 2026
A bill to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.
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SRES 727
US · Jun 1, 2026
A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day" to raise awareness around mental health in the…
Social media
Recent posts
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