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Debra Fischer

Republican senior Senator of Nebraska

  • Senator

    Nebraska

    January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2019

  • Senator

    Nebraska

    January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2025

  • Senator

    Nebraska

    January 3, 2025 - January 3, 2031

202-224-6551

@SenatorFischer

fischer.senate.gov

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7

Congresses Served

3

Senate Terms

January 1, 1951 (74 years old)

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  • Former educator and has been serving as a senior United States senator since 2013
  • Third woman and the first to be reelected to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate
  • Served on the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education from 1990 to 2004
  • Elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 2004, representing the 43rd district for two terms
  • Achieved an unexpected victory in the 2012 U.S. Senate Republican primary and won the general election
  • Became Nebraska’s senior U.S. senator in 2015 after Mike Johanns retired
  • Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska; completed a B.S. degree in education at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
  • Married Bruce Fischer and raised three sons on the family cattle ranch
  • Led a filibuster against a bill to create a statewide smoking ban, which eventually passed
  • Co-sponsored a bill requiring abortion providers to display ultrasound images of the fetus before an abortion
  • Chaired the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee in the Nebraska Legislature
  • Supported by the Club for Growth and endorsed by Sarah Palin in her 2012 Senate campaign
  • Defeated Bob Kerrey in the 2012 general election and was reelected in 2018
  • Has expressed support for term limits for U.S. senators and representatives and a lifetime ban on Congress members becoming federally registered lobbyists
  • Holds committee assignments in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Rules and Administration; and the Select Committee on Ethics
  • Has a conservative stance on issues like climate change, gun access, border control, and has shown support for LGBTQ rights
  • Voted to certify the 2020 presidential election results and against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack
  • Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
  • Operates a family ranch with her husband and has moved to Lincoln, Nebraska