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U.S. Senator from Nebraska · Class I

Deb Fischer

Republican 3rd term Up 2030
99LoyaltyMed 100
99AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 9
5BreaksMed 2

Position · +0.46

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2013–now
13 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the Senate
Breaks on
Economics and Public Finance 3%
Committees
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library · Printing · Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Bills on
Transportation and Public Works · Agriculture and Food · Science, Technology, Communications
Age
75

Bottom line

Where Fischer has influence

Roles

Talks most about

Stories in Fischer’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Fischer breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Fischer voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for Senate Republicans.

  1. Economics and Public Finance 3% · 5 of 182 party 1%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Fischer broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
08/08/26 H.R. 6500 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027On the Motion to Table · This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
61–32
07/20/26 PN9381 On the Cloture MotionBenjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Not voting Passed
43–40
03/20/26 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S. Not voting Failed
47–37
02/25/26 PN73019 On the NominationJohn DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2026 Not voting Passed
50–45
02/25/26 PN73019 On the Cloture MotionJohn DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2026 Not voting Passed
50–45
02/24/26 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for various agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), except for U.S. Not voting Failed
50–45
01/30/26 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On the Motion to Table · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
67–33
01/30/26 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On the Amendment · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
32–67

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Fischer is saying

All 24 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Fischer voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.49· expected 1.02

Meets expectations

Rank 18 of 100 in the Senate ┃ expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Fischer’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 30
  2. Action in committee 8
  3. Action beyond committee 7
  4. Passed chamber 5
  5. Became law 1

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 28 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 national policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Fischer’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Fischer.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 ┃ 9 missed of 915

Voted on 906 of 915 roll calls; missed 9. Higher than 79% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Senate R median 100 ┃ Rank 33 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 831 votes that split the parties. Higher than 58% of senators.

75% 100%
9/ 100

Chamber median 9 ┃ +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 63% of senators.

0% 30%
+0.46

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 35 sponsored bills

Sponsored 35 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 208 (median 307.5), 16 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Transportation and Public Works, Agriculture and Food, Science, Technology, Communications.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea shareWith party
Nominations221 100% Pro
Economics and Public Finance205 37% Pro
Other117 100% Pro
Immigration37 27% Pro
International Affairs36 17% Pro
Defense & national security34 97% Pro
Energy & environment25 100% Pro
Congress19 95% Pro
Environmental Protection19 63% Pro
Finance and Financial Sector19 79% Pro
Armed Forces and National Security18 61% Pro
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 100% Pro
Taxes, finance & economy14 100% Pro
Energy13 100% Pro
Government Operations and Politics13 77% Pro
Sports and Recreation12 67% Pro
Transportation and Public Works12 42% Pro
Foreign affairs & trade10 100% Pro
Housing and Community Development9 100% Pro
Health care9 100% Pro
Taxation7 57% Pro
Budget & appropriations7 100% Pro
Transportation & infrastructure7 100% Pro
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 17% Pro
Crime and Law Enforcement4 100% Pro
Health4 25% Pro
Education & families3 100% Pro
Education2 50% Pro
Emergency Management2 0% Pro
Science, Technology, Communications2 100% Pro
Immigration & border2 100% Pro
Crime & justice2 100% Pro
Families1 0% Pro

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RAlan ArmstrongOK Senate100%agreement
  2. RPete RickettsNE Senate100%agreement
  3. RJohn BoozmanAR Senate99%agreement
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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Fischer’s campaign raised $832K: $331K (40%) from individuals and $339K (41%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $408K.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

Last cycle, party money, self-funding and debts are part of Pro. See Pro

Who funds Fischer

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 122.

  1. National Pork Producers Council Trade association PAC
  2. HDR, Inc. Corporate PAC
Amounts, the top 10 and who else they fundPro

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Fischer’s own leadership PAC: Bridging the Gap, Nebraska Sandhills PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical recordPro

Compare Fischer’s measures across every Congress on file.

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Résumé and contact