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Deb Fischer

Debra Lynelle Fischer (née Strobel; born March 1, 1951) is an American politician 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, 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.

Infobox

Preceded by
Jim Jones
Succeeded by
Al Davis
Born
Debra Lynelle Strobel (1951-03-01) March 1, 1951 (age 74)Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
mw- Bruce Fischer (m. 1972)
Children
3
Education
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (BS)
Website
Senate websiteCampaign website
Party
Republican

Tables

Senate primary election results, Nebraska[55] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
195,043
Candidate
100.0
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
Senate general election results, Nebraska[56] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
788,572
Candidate
100.00%
Votes
N/A
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
mw- ±%
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
Senate primary election results, Nebraska[57] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
169,094
Candidate
100.00%
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%
Senate general election results, Nebraska[58] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
698,883
Candidate
100.00%
Votes
N/A
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
Senate general election results, Nebraska[59] · Electoral history
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
938,336
Candidate
100.00%
Votes
N/A
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
· External links
Preceded byPete Ricketts
Preceded byPete Ricketts
Party political offices
Preceded byPete Ricketts
Party political offices
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nebraska(Class 1) 2012, 2018, 2024
Party political offices
Most recent
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
Party political offices
U.S. Senate
Preceded byBen Nelson
Preceded byBen Nelson
Party political offices
Preceded byBen Nelson
Party political offices
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Nebraska 2013–present Served alongside: Mike Johanns, Ben Sasse, Pete Ricketts
Party political offices
Incumbent
Preceded byRoy Blunt
Preceded byRoy Blunt
Party political offices
Preceded byRoy Blunt
Party political offices
Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee 2023–2025
Party political offices
Succeeded byAlex Padilla
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Party political offices
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byTammy Baldwin
Preceded byTammy Baldwin
Party political offices
Preceded byTammy Baldwin
Party political offices
Order of precedence of the United States as United States Senator
Party political offices
Succeeded byMartin Heinrich
Preceded byElizabeth Warren
Preceded byElizabeth Warren
Party political offices
Preceded byElizabeth Warren
Party political offices
United States senators by seniority 44th
Party political offices
Succeeded byEd Markey
Party political offices
Preceded byPete Ricketts
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nebraska(Class 1) 2012, 2018, 2024
Most recent
Senate
Preceded byBen Nelson
Senator (Class 1) from Nebraska 2013–present Served alongside: Mike Johanns, Ben Sasse, Pete Ricketts
Incumbent
Preceded byRoy Blunt
Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee 2023–2025
Succeeded byAlex Padilla
order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byTammy Baldwin
Order of precedence of the United States as United States Senator
Succeeded byMartin Heinrich
Preceded byElizabeth Warren
United States senators by seniority 44th
Succeeded byEd Markey

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