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'''Debra Lynelle Fischer''' ({{née|'''Strobel'''}}; born March 1, 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |date=1972-02-07 |title=The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/60966284/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> is an American politician and former educator serving as the senior ] from ], a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the ], Fischer is the third woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate (after ] and ]) and the first to be reelected. '''Debra Lynelle Fischer''' ({{née|'''Strobel'''}}; born March 1, 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |date=1972-02-07 |title=The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/60966284/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> is an American politician and former educator serving as the ] ] from ], a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the ], Fischer is the third woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate (after ] and ]) 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 ], representing the 43rd district for two terms. Fischer ran for the U.S. Senate in ] and was initially seen as a long-shot candidate, but pulled off an unexpected victory against state attorney general ] in the Republican primary; in the general election, she defeated former ] U.S. Senator ] and was the only Republican to flip a Senate seat in the ]. In 2015, she became the state's senior U.S. senator after ] retired. From 1990 to 2004, Fischer served on the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education. In 2004, she was elected to the ], representing the 43rd district for two terms. Fischer ran for the U.S. Senate in ] and was initially seen as a long-shot candidate, but pulled off an unexpected victory against state attorney general ] in the Republican primary; in the general election, she defeated former ] U.S. Senator ]. In 2015, she became Nebraska's senior U.S. senator after ] retired. Fischer opposes abortion without exception, rejects the ], and supports repealing the ]. She condemned ] supporters for ] in 2021 and voted to certify the results of the ].


== Early life, education, and career == == Early life, education, and career ==
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===Elections=== ===Elections===
In 2004, Fischer ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the 43rd legislative district in the state's ] region. In the nonpartisan primary, she came in second in a field of seven, receiving 2226 votes (25.1%); front-runner Kevin T. Cooksley received 2264 votes (25.5%). In the general election, she defeated Cooksley with 8178 votes to his 8050, for a margin of 50.4%–49.6%.<ref name=canvass-2004/> In 2004, Fischer ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the 43rd legislative district in the state's ] region. In the nonpartisan primary, she came in second in a field of seven, receiving 2,226 votes (25.1%); front-runner Kevin T. Cooksley received 2,264 votes (25.5%). In the general election, she defeated Cooksley with 8,178 votes to his 8,050, a margin of 50.4%–49.6%.<ref name=canvass-2004/>


In 2008, she won re-election unopposed.<ref name=canvass-2008/> Nebraska's term-limits law precluded her running for re-election in 2012.<ref name=path/> In 2008, she won reelection unopposed.<ref name=canvass-2008/> Nebraska's term-limits law precluded her running for reelection in 2012.<ref name=path/>


'''Tenure''' '''Tenure'''
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Fischer's district was geographically the largest in the ], comprising 12 counties and part of a 13th.<ref name=imp/> During her tenure in the legislature, she did a weekly radio show on seven stations covering her district, and wrote a weekly column printed in several newspapers.<ref name=cowpoke/> Fischer's district was geographically the largest in the ], comprising 12 counties and part of a 13th.<ref name=imp/> During her tenure in the legislature, she did a weekly radio show on seven stations covering her district, and wrote a weekly column printed in several newspapers.<ref name=cowpoke/>


In 2007, Fischer helped lead a filibuster against a bill to create a statewide smoking ban for indoor workplaces and public places. Commonly known as the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act, the bill eventually passed and was signed into law in 2008.<ref name=smoke/> In 2007, Fischer helped lead a filibuster against a bill to create a statewide smoking ban for indoor workplaces and public places. Commonly known as the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act, the bill passed and was signed into law in 2008.<ref name=smoke/>


In 2009, Fischer was one of fourteen co-sponsors of L.B. 675, which required abortion providers to display ultrasound images of the fetus at least one hour prior to the abortions, in a position where the abortion seeker could easily view them. A spokesman for the ] stated that the Nebraska law was stronger than those of other states, which only required that the client be asked if she wanted to see an ultrasound image. The measure passed by a 40–5 vote, and was signed into law by Governor ].<ref name=fox-675/> In 2009, Fischer was one of 14 co-sponsors of L.B. 675, which required abortion providers to display ultrasound images of the fetus at least one hour before performing abortions, in a position where the abortion seeker could easily view them. A spokesman for the ] said the law was stronger than those of other states, which required only that the client be asked whether she wanted to see an ultrasound image. The measure passed by a 40–5 vote, and was signed into law by Governor ].<ref name=fox-675/>


Fischer served as chairwoman for the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://omaha.com/money/deb-fischer-taps-nebraska-companies-for-transportation-hearing/article_53b74f2c-9c5d-5725-a430-69bd097e42ad.html|title=Deb Fischer taps Nebraska companies for transportation hearing|first=Joseph Morton / World-Herald|last=Bureau|website=Omaha.com|date=January 29, 2015 }}</ref> and helped pass the BUILD Nebraska Act through the Unicameral. This bill prioritized a quarter cent of the state sales tax for infrastructure projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/investing-infrastructure|title=Investing in Infrastructure &#124; Office of Governor Pete Ricketts|website=governor.nebraska.gov}}</ref> Fischer chaired the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://omaha.com/money/deb-fischer-taps-nebraska-companies-for-transportation-hearing/article_53b74f2c-9c5d-5725-a430-69bd097e42ad.html|title=Deb Fischer taps Nebraska companies for transportation hearing|first=Joseph Morton / World-Herald|last=Bureau|website=Omaha.com|date=January 29, 2015 }}</ref> and helped pass the BUILD Nebraska Act through the Unicameral. This bill prioritized a quarter cent of the state sales tax for infrastructure projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/investing-infrastructure|title=Investing in Infrastructure &#124; Office of Governor Pete Ricketts|website=governor.nebraska.gov}}</ref>


==U.S. Senate (2013–present)== ==U.S. Senate (2013–present)==
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===Elections=== ===Elections===
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====2012==== ====2012====
{{Main|2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska}} {{Main|2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska}}
;Primary ;Primary
In January 2012, after incumbent Democratic Senator ] announced his retirement, Fischer officially announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate.<ref name=kcsr/> The Republican primary campaign was expected to be a battle between Attorney General ] and State Treasurer ]; Fischer and three less well-known candidates were also on the ballot.<ref name=trips/><ref name=canvass-2012p/> In January 2012, after incumbent Senator ] announced his retirement, Fischer announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate.<ref name=kcsr/> The Republican primary campaign was expected to be a battle between Attorney General ] and State Treasurer ]; Fischer and three less well-known candidates were also on the ballot.<ref name=trips/><ref name=canvass-2012p/>


During the campaign, environmentalists and others criticized Fischer because her family's ranch near Valentine grazed cattle on federal land, leasing it for about $110,000 per year less than the market rate on private land. Opponents of federal grazing leases argued that she should relinquish her family's permit if she wanted to remain "morally consistent" with her message of less government. Fischer argued that the poor quality of federal lands and the restrictions that come with federal leases make it inappropriate to compare them to private leases.<ref name=subsidy/> During the campaign, environmentalists and others criticized Fischer because her family's ranch near Valentine grazed cattle on federal land, leasing it for about $110,000 per year less than the market rate on private land. Opponents of federal grazing leases argued that she should relinquish her family's permit if she wanted to remain "morally consistent" with her message of less government. Fischer argued that the poor quality of federal lands and the restrictions that come with federal leases make it inappropriate to compare them to private leases.<ref name=subsidy/>


During the campaign, Fischer was outspent by Bruning, who raised $3.6 million, and Stenberg, who spent $865,000. Fischer's campaign raised only $440,000. But Bruning and Stenberg spent much of their resources attacking one another; Fischer benefited from the damage that each did to the other's reputation. She was also aided by $725,000 in TV ads the ] bought attacking Bruning. Shortly before the election, she was endorsed by Nebraska U.S. Representative ] and by 2008 Vice-Presidential candidate ], who recorded ]s endorsing her; and a ] financed by former Omaha businessman ] paid for $250,000 worth of TV ads promoting Fischer and opposing Bruning.<ref name=trips/><ref name=fec-stenberg/> During the campaign, Fischer was outspent by Bruning, who raised $3.6 million, and Stenberg, who spent $865,000. Fischer's campaign raised only $440,000. But Bruning and Stenberg spent much of their resources attacking one another; Fischer benefited from the damage that each did to the other's reputation. She was also aided by $725,000 in TV ads the ] bought attacking Bruning. Shortly before the election, she was endorsed by Nebraska U.S. Representative ] and by 2008 vice-presidential nominee ], who recorded ]s endorsing her; and a ] financed by former Omaha businessman ] paid for $250,000 worth of TV ads promoting Fischer and opposing Bruning.<ref name=trips/><ref name=fec-stenberg/>


Fischer won the primary with 40% of the vote to Bruning's 35% and Stenberg's 18%. She took a plurality of votes in 75 of Nebraska's 93 counties. Bruning won 15 counties and ] businessman Pat Flynn received a plurality in his home ]. Fischer and Bruning tied in ] and ] counties.<ref name=canvass-2012p/><ref name=flynn/> Fischer won the primary with 40% of the vote to Bruning's 35% and Stenberg's 18%. She took a plurality of votes in 75 of Nebraska's 93 counties. Bruning won 15 counties and ] businessman Pat Flynn received a plurality in his home ]. Fischer and Bruning tied in ] and ] counties.<ref name=canvass-2012p/><ref name=flynn/>
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====2018==== ====2018====
{{main|2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska}} {{main|2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska}}
Fischer was reelected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee ] by a significant margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/deb-fischer-cruises-to-win-over-raybould-returning-to-u/article_7e66984e-2ff0-528b-b225-74e3024e01d5.html|title=Deb Fischer cruises to win over Raybould, returning to U.S. Senate|first=Aaron |last=Sanderford |website=Omaha.com|date=November 6, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref> Fischer was reelected to the Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee ] by a significant margin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/deb-fischer-cruises-to-win-over-raybould-returning-to-u/article_7e66984e-2ff0-528b-b225-74e3024e01d5.html|title=Deb Fischer cruises to win over Raybould, returning to U.S. Senate|first=Aaron |last=Sanderford |website=Omaha.com|date=November 6, 2018|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>


====2024==== ====2024====
{{main|2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska}} {{main|2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska}}
Fischer is running for reelection in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanderford |first=Aaron |last2= |first2= |last3= |date=2024-01-30 |title=U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer files to run for re-election in Nebraska • Nebraska Examiner |url=https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/u-s-sen-deb-fischer-files-to-run-for-re-election-in-nebraska/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Nebraska Examiner |language=en-US}}</ref> She defeated Arron Kowalski in the Republican primary election in May. She faces independent candidate ], a former union leader, in the November general election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marchel Hoff |first1=Maya |title=Nebraska US Sen. Deb Fischer wins Republican primary, will face Dan Osborn in November |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/14/nebraska-primary-senate-republican-deb-fischer-wins/73673513007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> Fischer ran for reelection in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanderford |first=Aaron |date=2024-01-30 |title=U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer files to run for re-election in Nebraska • Nebraska Examiner |url=https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/u-s-sen-deb-fischer-files-to-run-for-re-election-in-nebraska/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Nebraska Examiner |language=en-US}}</ref> She defeated Arron Kowalski in the Republican primary election in May. She faced independent candidate ], a former union leader, in the November general election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marchel Hoff |first1=Maya |title=Nebraska US Sen. Deb Fischer wins Republican primary, will face Dan Osborn in November |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/14/nebraska-primary-senate-republican-deb-fischer-wins/73673513007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> Fischer defeated Osborn by 6.7 points, after being reelected by 19 points in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/11/05/red-scare-incumbent-fischer-survives-osborn-in-nebraska-u-s-senate-race/ | title=Red scare: Incumbent Fischer survives Osborn in Nebraska U.S. Senate race • Nebraska Examiner | date=November 6, 2024 }}</ref>


===Tenure=== ===Tenure===
] in July 2018]] ] in July 2018]]
Fischer became the third female U.S. Senator in Nebraska's history, and the first since 1954.<ref name=clean/><ref name=weiner/> She was the first elected to a full term: of the earlier woman Senators, ] was appointed in 1954 to occupy the seat vacated by the death of ] until a special election could be held to replace him later that year;<ref name=bowring/> ] won that special election to finish Griswold's term, but did not seek a full term.<ref name=abel/> Fischer became the third female U.S. senator in Nebraska's history, and the first since 1954.<ref name=clean/><ref name=weiner/> She was the first elected to a full term: of the earlier woman senators, ] was appointed in 1954 to occupy the seat vacated by ]'s death until a special election could be held to replace him later that year;<ref name=bowring/> ] won that special election to finish Griswold's term, but did not seek a full term.<ref name=abel/>

Fischer has expressed support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution ] senators to two six-year terms and representatives to three two-year terms. She pledged to "limit herself to two terms in office". She further stated that members of the U.S. Congress should be placed under a lifetime ban from becoming federally registered lobbyists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/public-statement/693294/senator-deb-fischer-announces-policy-proposal-to-reform-congress-washington-dc#.WtOF3IhubIU|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2020}}


===Committee assignments=== ===Committee assignments===
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==Political positions== ==Political positions==
The ]'s Center for Legislative Accountability gave Fischer a lifetime rating of 81.12 as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sen. Deb Fischer|url=http://ratings.conservative.org/people/F000463|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=American Conservative Union Foundation}}</ref> The politically liberal Americans for Democratic Action gave her a 2019 score of 0%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ADA Voting Records {{!}} Americans for Democratic Action|url=https://adaction.org/ada-voting-records/|access-date=May 5, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref> The ]'s Center for Legislative Accountability gave Fischer a lifetime rating of 81.12 as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sen. Deb Fischer|url=http://ratings.conservative.org/people/F000463|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=American Conservative Union Foundation}}</ref> The politically liberal Americans for Democratic Action gave her a 2019 score of 0%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ADA Voting Records {{!}} Americans for Democratic Action|url=https://adaction.org/ada-voting-records/|access-date=May 5, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Abortion===
Fischer supports a national abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakker |first=Prem |date=2024-06-11 |title=UAW Endorses Nebraska Underdog Threatening to Unseat a Republican Senator |url=https://theintercept.com/2024/06/11/nebraska-senate-deb-fischer-dan-osborn-uaw/ |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}</ref> She supports the Supreme Court decision that overturned ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Nebraska Examiner |date=2022-06-24 |title=Nebraskans react to the Roe v. Wade ruling • Nebraska Examiner |url=https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/06/24/nebraskans-react-to-the-roe-v-wade-ruling/ |website=Nebraska Examiner |language=en-US}}</ref>


===Climate change=== ===Climate change===
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After the 2016 ], Fischer said any legislative proposals to restrict people on the terrorist watchlist from buying guns would not stop mass shootings. She said that preventing self-radicalization was more important than restricting gun access.<ref name="Morton1005G">{{cite web|last1=Morton|first1=Joseph|title=Nebraska, Iowa Senate Republicans say Dems' gun proposals are unlikely to halt future attacks|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/nebraska-iowa-senate-republicans-say-dems-gun-proposals-are-unlikely/article_8bb41e5d-e03e-527f-88a3-e8f357d7cad7.html|website=Omaha World-Herald|date=June 19, 2016 |access-date=October 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref> After the 2016 ], Fischer said any legislative proposals to restrict people on the terrorist watchlist from buying guns would not stop mass shootings. She said that preventing self-radicalization was more important than restricting gun access.<ref name="Morton1005G">{{cite web|last1=Morton|first1=Joseph|title=Nebraska, Iowa Senate Republicans say Dems' gun proposals are unlikely to halt future attacks|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/nebraska-iowa-senate-republicans-say-dems-gun-proposals-are-unlikely/article_8bb41e5d-e03e-527f-88a3-e8f357d7cad7.html|website=Omaha World-Herald|date=June 19, 2016 |access-date=October 5, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


===Border control=== ===Health care===
Fischer supports repealing the ] (Obamacare) and has voted accordingly.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer Favors Rapid Repeal of ACA |url=https://wnax.com/news/180081-nebraska-senator-deb-fischer-favors-rapid-repeal-of-aca/ |website=Radio 570 WNAX |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017 |title=GOP makes pitch for replacing ObamaCare |url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/314314-gop-makes-a-pitch-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare-in-weekly-address/ |work=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Parlapiano |first1=Alicia |last2=Andrews |first2=Wilson |last3=Lee |first3=Jasmine C. |last4=Shorey |first4=Rachel |date=2017-07-25 |title=How Each Senator Voted on Obamacare Repeal Proposals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/25/us/politics/senate-votes-repeal-obamacare.html |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Fischer supports sending more troops to patrol the ] and opposes college benefits for undocumented immigrants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/International/Deb_Fischer_Immigration.htm|title=Deb Fischer on Immigration|website=www.ontheissues.org|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2020}}


===LGBTQ rights=== ===LGBTQ rights===
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===2020 presidential election=== ===2020 presidential election===
Before the January 6, 2021, ], Fischer announced that she would vote to certify the election results.<ref>{{cite news |title='I will uphold my oath': Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer says widespread voter fraud not proven in 2020 election |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/i-will-uphold-my-oath-nebraska-sen-deb-fischer-says-widespread-voter-fraud-not-proved-in-2020-election/35132772 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=KETV |date=January 5, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Fischer was on Capitol Hill to participate in the count when ] supporters ]. During the attack, Fischer tweeted that "These rioters have no constitutional right to harm law enforcement and storm our Capitol. We are a nation of laws, not some banana republic. This must end now."<ref>{{cite news |title='This must end now': Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer condemns 'rioters' storming US Capitol |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/this-must-end-now-nebraska-sen-deb-fischer-condemns-rioters-storming-us-capitol/35142494 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=KETV |date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Before the January 6, 2021, ], Fischer announced that she would vote to certify the election results.<ref>{{cite news |title='I will uphold my oath': Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer says widespread voter fraud not proven in 2020 election |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/i-will-uphold-my-oath-nebraska-sen-deb-fischer-says-widespread-voter-fraud-not-proved-in-2020-election/35132772 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=KETV |date=January 5, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She was on Capitol Hill to participate in the count when ] supporters ]. During the attack, Fischer tweeted: "These rioters have no constitutional right to harm law enforcement and storm our Capitol. We are a nation of laws, not some banana republic. This must end now."<ref>{{cite news |title='This must end now': Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer condemns 'rioters' storming US Capitol |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/this-must-end-now-nebraska-sen-deb-fischer-condemns-rioters-storming-us-capitol/35142494 |access-date=January 14, 2021 |work=KETV |date=January 6, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


On May 28, 2021, Fischer voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the ].<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Washington Post |date=May 28, 2021 |title=Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/january6-commission-senators-vote/}}</ref> On May 28, 2021, Fischer voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the ].<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Washington Post |date=May 28, 2021 |title=Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/january6-commission-senators-vote/}}</ref> In January 2024, she endorsed Trump's 2024 presidential election campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parsons |first=McKenzy |date=2024-01-24 |title=Nebraska senator endorses former president Donald Trump following wins in New Hampshire and Iowa caucuses |url=https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-senator-endorses-former-president-donald-trump/46512208 |website=KETV |language=en}}</ref>


===Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023=== ===Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023===
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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Fischer and her husband, Bruce, operate a family ranch, Sunny Slope Ranch, near Valentine, Nebraska. Their adult sons Adam, Morgan, and Luke own the majority of the stock in the family corporation, while the elder Fischers retain a minority share. In 2020, Fischer and her husband moved to Lincoln, Nebraska.<ref name=count/> Fischer is married to Bruce Fischer.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/politics/deb-fischer-husband-handshake.html</ref> They operate a family ranch, Sunny Slope Ranch, near Valentine, Nebraska. Their children own most of the stock in the family corporation, while the elder Fischers retain a minority share. In 2020, Fischer and her husband moved to Lincoln, Nebraska.<ref name=count/>


==Electoral history== ==Electoral history==
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American politician (born 1951) For the astronomer, see Debra Fischer.

Deb Fischer
Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee
In office
January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byRoy Blunt
Succeeded byAlex Padilla
United States Senator
from Nebraska
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2013Serving with Pete Ricketts
Preceded byBen Nelson
Member of the Nebraska Legislature
from the 43rd district
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byJim Jones
Succeeded byAl Davis
Personal details
BornDebra Lynelle Strobel
(1951-03-01) March 1, 1951 (age 73)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse Bruce Fischer ​(m. 1972)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln (BS)
WebsiteSenate website
Fischer's voice Fischer on Judge John M. Gerrard taking senior status
Recorded February 10, 2022

Debra Lynelle Fischer (née Strobel; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician and former educator 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. In 2015, she became Nebraska's senior U.S. senator after Mike Johanns retired. Fischer opposes abortion without exception, rejects the scientific consensus on climate change, and supports repealing the Affordable Care Act. She condemned Donald Trump supporters for storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 and voted to certify the results of the 2020 election.

Early life, education, and career

Fischer was born Debra Lynelle Strobel on March 1, 1951, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is the daughter of Florence M. (née Bock) and Gerold Carl Strobel. Her father was the State Engineer/Director of the Nebraska Department of Roads under Governors Kay Orr and Ben Nelson and her mother was an elementary school teacher with Lincoln Public Schools.

In 1972, Strobel married Bruce Fischer, from Valentine, Nebraska; she had met him at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She and her husband raised three sons on the Fischer family cattle ranch south of Valentine. In 1987, she returned to the university and completed her B.S. degree in education.

School board (1990–2004)

In 1990, Fischer was elected to the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education, serving until 2004. Governor Mike Johanns appointed Fischer as a Commissioner to the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education from 2000 to 2004.

Nebraska Legislature (2005–2013)

Elections

In 2004, Fischer ran for the Nebraska Legislature from the 43rd legislative district in the state's Sandhills region. In the nonpartisan primary, she came in second in a field of seven, receiving 2,226 votes (25.1%); front-runner Kevin T. Cooksley received 2,264 votes (25.5%). In the general election, she defeated Cooksley with 8,178 votes to his 8,050, a margin of 50.4%–49.6%.

In 2008, she won reelection unopposed. Nebraska's term-limits law precluded her running for reelection in 2012.

Tenure

Fischer's district was geographically the largest in the Nebraska Legislature, comprising 12 counties and part of a 13th. During her tenure in the legislature, she did a weekly radio show on seven stations covering her district, and wrote a weekly column printed in several newspapers.

In 2007, Fischer helped lead a filibuster against a bill to create a statewide smoking ban for indoor workplaces and public places. Commonly known as the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act, the bill passed and was signed into law in 2008.

In 2009, Fischer was one of 14 co-sponsors of L.B. 675, which required abortion providers to display ultrasound images of the fetus at least one hour before performing abortions, in a position where the abortion seeker could easily view them. A spokesman for the National Right to Life Committee said the law was stronger than those of other states, which required only that the client be asked whether she wanted to see an ultrasound image. The measure passed by a 40–5 vote, and was signed into law by Governor Dave Heineman.

Fischer chaired the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee and helped pass the BUILD Nebraska Act through the Unicameral. This bill prioritized a quarter cent of the state sales tax for infrastructure projects.

U.S. Senate (2013–present)

Elections

Deb Fischer's official portrait for the 113th Congress

2012

Main article: 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska
Primary

In January 2012, after incumbent Senator Ben Nelson announced his retirement, Fischer announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate. The Republican primary campaign was expected to be a battle between Attorney General Jon Bruning and State Treasurer Don Stenberg; Fischer and three less well-known candidates were also on the ballot.

During the campaign, environmentalists and others criticized Fischer because her family's ranch near Valentine grazed cattle on federal land, leasing it for about $110,000 per year less than the market rate on private land. Opponents of federal grazing leases argued that she should relinquish her family's permit if she wanted to remain "morally consistent" with her message of less government. Fischer argued that the poor quality of federal lands and the restrictions that come with federal leases make it inappropriate to compare them to private leases.

During the campaign, Fischer was outspent by Bruning, who raised $3.6 million, and Stenberg, who spent $865,000. Fischer's campaign raised only $440,000. But Bruning and Stenberg spent much of their resources attacking one another; Fischer benefited from the damage that each did to the other's reputation. She was also aided by $725,000 in TV ads the Club for Growth bought attacking Bruning. Shortly before the election, she was endorsed by Nebraska U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry and by 2008 vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who recorded robocalls endorsing her; and a super PAC financed by former Omaha businessman Joe Ricketts paid for $250,000 worth of TV ads promoting Fischer and opposing Bruning.

Fischer won the primary with 40% of the vote to Bruning's 35% and Stenberg's 18%. She took a plurality of votes in 75 of Nebraska's 93 counties. Bruning won 15 counties and Schuyler businessman Pat Flynn received a plurality in his home Colfax County. Fischer and Bruning tied in Kimball and Sioux counties.

General election

In the general election, Fischer faced Democratic nominee Bob Kerrey, a former Nebraska governor and U.S. senator who was running for the seat he had held from 1989 to 2001.

During the campaign, Kerrey ran ads accusing Fischer of unprincipled conduct in the matter of a 1995 adverse possession suit, whereby the Fischers had attempted to obtain title to 104 acres (42 ha) of land adjoining their property. Fischer maintained that their intent in filing the suit was to obtain a more manageable boundary for their ranch after repeated attempts to purchase the land had failed; according to an Omaha World-Herald analysis, the Kerrey campaign's statements about Fischer's actions in the Legislature failed to mention her support for a compromise measure that would have allowed NGPC to buy the land. A Fischer spokesman accused Kerrey of "reckless disregard for the truth" and "gutter politics" in the matter.

Fischer defeated Kerrey, 58%–42%. She won mainly by swamping Kerrey in the state's rural areas. She won 88 of Nebraska's 93 counties. Kerrey won only Douglas, Lancaster, Saline, Thurston, and Dakota Counties.

2018

Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska

Fischer was reelected to the Senate in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee Jane Raybould by a significant margin.

2024

Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Nebraska

Fischer ran for reelection in 2024. She defeated Arron Kowalski in the Republican primary election in May. She faced independent candidate Dan Osborn, a former union leader, in the November general election. Fischer defeated Osborn by 6.7 points, after being reelected by 19 points in 2018.

Tenure

Fischer with Judge Brett Kavanaugh in July 2018

Fischer became the third female U.S. senator in Nebraska's history, and the first since 1954. She was the first elected to a full term: of the earlier woman senators, Eva Bowring was appointed in 1954 to occupy the seat vacated by Dwight Griswold's death until a special election could be held to replace him later that year; Hazel Abel won that special election to finish Griswold's term, but did not seek a full term.

Committee assignments

Political positions

The American Conservative Union's Center for Legislative Accountability gave Fischer a lifetime rating of 81.12 as of 2021. The politically liberal Americans for Democratic Action gave her a 2019 score of 0%.

Abortion

Fischer supports a national abortion ban without exceptions for rape or incest. She supports the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Climate change

Fischer rejects conclusions by the international scientific community that human emissions of greenhouse gases are the primary cause of global warming in recent decades. In May 2015, a legislative aide said, "the senator acknowledges the climate is changing but believes it is due to natural cycles."

Gun access

After the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Fischer said any legislative proposals to restrict people on the terrorist watchlist from buying guns would not stop mass shootings. She said that preventing self-radicalization was more important than restricting gun access.

Health care

Fischer supports repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and has voted accordingly.

LGBTQ rights

In June 2020, Fischer expressed support for the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County that "extended Civil Rights Act protections to gay, lesbian and transgender workers", saying, "It's important that we recognize that all Americans have equal rights under our Constitution. I'm fine with it."

2020 presidential election

Before the January 6, 2021, United States Electoral College vote count, Fischer announced that she would vote to certify the election results. She was on Capitol Hill to participate in the count when Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. During the attack, Fischer tweeted: "These rioters have no constitutional right to harm law enforcement and storm our Capitol. We are a nation of laws, not some banana republic. This must end now."

On May 28, 2021, Fischer voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack. In January 2024, she endorsed Trump's 2024 presidential election campaign.

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Fischer was among the 31 Senate Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

Personal life

Fischer is married to Bruce Fischer. They operate a family ranch, Sunny Slope Ranch, near Valentine, Nebraska. Their children own most of the stock in the family corporation, while the elder Fischers retain a minority share. In 2020, Fischer and her husband moved to Lincoln, Nebraska.

Electoral history

2012 U.S. Senate primary election results, Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deb Fischer 79,941 41.0
Republican Jon Bruning 70,067 35.9
Republican Don Stenberg 36,727 18.8
Republican Pat Flynn 5,413 2.8
Republican Spencer Zimmerman 1,601 0.8
Republican Sharyn Elander 1,294 0.7
Total votes 195,043 100.0
2012 U.S. Senate general election results, Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Deb Fischer 455,593 57.77% +21.65%
Democratic Bob Kerrey 332,979 42.23% −21.65%
Total votes 788,572 100.00% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic
2018 U.S. Senate primary election results, Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deb Fischer (incumbent) 128,157 75.79%
Republican Todd F. Watson 19,661 11.63%
Republican Jack Heidel 9,413 5.57%
Republican Jeffrey Lynn Stein 6,380 3.77%
Republican Dennis Frank Macek 5,483 3.24%
Total votes 169,094 100.00%
2018 U.S. Senate general election results, Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Deb Fischer (incumbent) 403,151 57.69% −0.08%
Democratic Jane Raybould 269,917 38.62% −3.61%
Libertarian Jim Schultz 25,349 3.63% N/A
Write-in 466 0.07% N/A
Total votes 698,883 100.00% N/A
Republican hold
2024 U.S. Senate general election results, Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Deb Fischer (incumbent) 499,124 53.19% −4.50%
Independent Dan Osborn 436,493 46.52% N/A
Write-in 2,719 0.29% +0.22%
Total votes 938,336 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

See also

References

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