Deb
Fischer

Who they are, where they came from

Deb Fischer serves as the senior United States Senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since January 2013. A member of the Republican Party, she is the third woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate and the first to be reelected to that seat. Before her Senate tenure, Fischer served in the Nebraska Legislature from 2005 to 2013 and on the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education from 1990 to 2004. In the Senate, Fischer has sponsored legislation that has been enacted into law, including measures to streamline commercial driver licensing for veterans (S.656), support law enforcement recruitment and retention (S.546), and update the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (S.5355). She has introduced bills addressing rural healthcare access, including measures targeting rural community hospitals (S.521) and rural seniors' care (S.750). Fischer has also sponsored legislation related to agricultural technology, including precision agriculture lending (S.1618) and precision agriculture data standards (S.1616, S.1617). Additional sponsored legislation addresses consumer fuel choices (S.593), paid family and medical leave tax credits (S.400), mental health access (S.1878), Amtrak transparency (S.174), foster care stability (S.3802), and a congressional gold medal for the North Platte Canteen (S.645). Fischer also sponsored Hammers' Law (S.1423), and an amendment she introduced was agreed to in the Senate by voice vote (SAMDT.3842).

What they’ve done lately

Where the campaign funds come from

Fischer raised $683,791 in the cycle, split between individuals (44.0%) and PACs (41.7%), with itemized contributions making up 96.0% of individual receipts. The largest PAC contributor was Fischer Victory Fund at $77,500, followed by HDR Inc. PAC and CH Robinson Worldwide PAC at $10,000 each; other PAC contributors include Werner Enterprises Inc Political Action Committee, Physicians Mutual PAC, and United States Cellular Corp PAC. Top employer concentrations include Marquis Management ($30,000 across 18 donors), CQuence Health Group, Kana Systems, and Hawkins Construction. Outside spending in the cycle totaled $1.0M supporting Fischer (led by ESAFund at $528,033 and American Hospital Association PAC at $250,440) and $7.6M opposing her, with Retire Career Politicians accounting for $7.2M of that total.