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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin R. Olson to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee | Yea | Feb 5, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee | Yea | Feb 4, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri | Yea | Feb 4, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri | Yea | Feb 4, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska | Yea | Feb 4, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas | Yea | Feb 3, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas | Yea | Feb 2, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 30, 2026 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287 | Nay | Jan 30, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Sanders Amdt. No. 4290 | Nay | Jan 30, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286 | Nay | Jan 30, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234 | Nay | Jan 30, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236 | Yea | Jan 30, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Paul Amdt. No. 4272 | Nay | Jan 30, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 29, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3627 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act | Yea | Jan 27, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 15, 2026 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 15, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been… | Yea | Jan 14, 2026 | Point of Order Well Taken | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| SJRES 84 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… | Nay | Jan 13, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6938 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Jan 12, 2026 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed 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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