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Deb Fischer

REPRepublican

United States Senator

Years of Age

Years of Experience

NEResidence (state)

Debra Lynelle Fischer (née Strobel; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician and former education official serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer is the third woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate (after Eva Bowring and Hazel Abel) and the first to be reelected. From 1990 to 2004, Fischer served on the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education. In 2004, she was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing the 43rd district for two terms. Fischer ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and was initially seen as a long-shot candidate, but pulled off an unexpected victory against state attorney general Jon Bruning in the Republican primary; in the general election, she defeated former Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey and was the only Republican to flip a Senate seat in the 2012 elections. In 2015, she became the state's senior U.S. senator after Mike Johanns retired.

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Campaign Funding

20
18

$6,389,119

Total Raised

$5,988,114

Total Spent

$511,617

Cash on Hand

Top Industries (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries

99%

Leadership PACs$495,632

46%

Insurance$231,574

44%

Securities & Investment$222,022

43%

Lawyers/Law Firms$214,473

43%

Lobbyists$213,189

42%

Telecom Services$210,600

41%

Retired$204,914

37%

Crop Production & Basic Processing$187,384

35%

Agricultural Services/Products$176,425

32%

Railroads$161,999

Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.

Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Education4 - 4 of 2

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Bachelor of Science

1988

Lincoln Southeast High School

Past Positions1 - 4 of 4

Senator

United States Senate, Nebraska

2013 - Current

Senator

Nebraska State Senate

2005 - 2013

Former Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Agricultural Research, and Specialty Crops, United States Senate

Rancher

Sunny Slope Ranch

1972 - Current

Other Experience1 - 62 of 62

Life Member

Gamma Phi Beta

Current

Lifetime Member

Alumni Association, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Current

Lifetime Member

Chancellor's Club, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Current

Lifetime Member

Alumni Association, Nebraska Leadership Education Action Development (Nebraska LEAD)

Current

Commissioner

Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education

2000 - 2004

Member

Board of Education, Valentine Rural High School

1990 - 2004

Member

Goals State Panel

2000

Kellogg Fellow

Resources for the Future, National Center for Food and Policy Research

1991

Fellow

LEAD VIII, Nebraska Leadership Program

1988 - 1990

Former Leader

4-H Club

Former Leader

Cub Scouts

Former Member

Valentine Rural High School Board of Education

Former Member

National Nominating Committee, National School Boards Association

Former Member

Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council

Former Member

President's Advisory Council, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Former Member

Board of Directors, Valentine Area Arts Council

Former Member

Chancellor's Committee of Visitors, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Former Member

Executive Committee, Class VI Regional High School Association

Former President

Class VI Regional High School Association

Former President

Board of Directors, Nebraska Association of School Boards

Former President

Valentine Rural High School Foundation

Former Regional Board Member

Federal Land Bank Association

Member

Public Affairs Committee, National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Member

Philanthropic and Educational Organization for Women

Member

Society for Range Management

Member

Sandhills Area Foundation

Member

Nebraska Farm Bureau

Former Member

Nebraska School Finance Review Committee

Former Member

Nebraska Cattlewomen

Former Member

Nebraska Cattlemen

Former Member

Cherry County Hospital Auxiliary

Former Member

American Legion Auxiliary

Former Member

Cather Circle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Former Member

Agbuilders of Nebraska

Former Member

Cherry County Visitor Promotion Committee

Former Member

Governor's Agricultural Advisory Council

Former Member

Governor's LB 806 Task Force

Former Member

Nebraska Judicial Nominating Commission

Member

Sandhills Cattle Association

Forme Chair

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Agricultural Research, and Specialty Crops, United States Senate

Former Chair

Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, United States Senate

Former Chair

Transportation and Telecommunications Committee, Nebraska State Senate

Former Chair

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, United States Senate

Former Chair

Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member

Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member

Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member

Environment and Public Works Committee, United States Senate

Former Member

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, United States Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Security, United States Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, United States Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, United States Senate

Former Member

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Former Member

Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing

Former Member

Revenue Committee, Nebraska State Senate

Former Member

Natural Resources Committee, Nebraska State Senate

Former Member

Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member

Executive Board of the Legislative Council, Nebraska State Senate

Former Member

Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member

Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

Former Member

Cybersecurity Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member

Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

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