HippoCricket

What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $1,000,001; 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, Nebraska: $76,475 (±$633); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

1,310% of the Nebraska median

Median household income, Nebraska $76,475

Deb Fischer, reported assets (low end) $1,000,001

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)+1 earlier AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+3 earlier GunsMore permissivevoted NO on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)+1 earlier Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingYESvoted YES on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About Deb Fischer

Age: 75 (born Mar 1, 1951)source
Born in: Lincoln, Nebraskasource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 3, 2013 · 13 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: Loves to make fruit pies.Source: Roll Call, 2016

Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. Married cattle rancher Bruce Fischer in 1972 and moved to the family's Sunny Slope Ranch near Valentine in Cherry County, where they raised three sons; later earned an education degree from UNL.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Not on the ballot in 2026 · Next election Nov 5, 2030 · NE Senate · Class 1, term ends Jan 3, 2031

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

Deb Fischer · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $1,000,001

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

Deb Fischer: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
Deb Fischer	At least $1,000,001

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Member
Subcommittee: Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety — Member
Subcommittee: Rural Development, Energy, and Credit — Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations — Member
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Financial Services and General Government — Member
Subcommittee: Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Legislative Branch — Chair
Subcommittee: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies — Member
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Member
Subcommittee: Airland — Member
Subcommittee: Readiness and Management Support — Member
Subcommittee: Strategic Forces — Chair
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Member
Subcommittee: Telecommunications and Media — Chair
Subcommittee: Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy — Member
Subcommittee: Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety — Member
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration — Member
Joint Committee on Printing — Member
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library — Member
Senate Select Committee on Ethics — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$1,387,660 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$77,560
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION (ABA)$10,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 174 since 2015. 8 became law. 13 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 1962 (119th Congress) — Secure Space Act of 2026
A bill to amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jun 5, 2025 · Passed Senate Sep 23, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 629 (119th Congress) — Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 · Became law Jul 12, 2026 (Public Law 119-102) · Official record ↗
S. 2585 (119th Congress) — MAP for Broadband Funding Act
A bill to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Passed Senate Jun 18, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 645 (119th Congress) — North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II from December 25, 1941, to April 1, 1946.
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 · Passed Senate Jun 8, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 259 (119th Congress) — Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act
A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 · Passed Senate Oct 23, 2025 · Official record ↗
S. 5355 (118th Congress) — NACIE Improvement Act
A bill to ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.
Introduced Nov 20, 2024 · Became law Dec 23, 2024 (Public Law 118-209) · Official record ↗
S. 656 (118th Congress) — Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the rules for approval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 6, 2023 · Became law Oct 1, 2024 (Public Law 118-95) · Official record ↗
S. 546 (118th Congress) — Recruit and Retain Act
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes.
Introduced Feb 28, 2023 · Became law May 24, 2024 (Public Law 118-64) · Official record ↗
S. 749 (118th Congress) — NACIE Improvement Act
A bill to ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University and to require the Secretaries of Education and Interior to consider the National Advisory Council on Indian Education's reports in the preparation of budget materials.
Introduced Mar 9, 2023 · Passed Senate Nov 8, 2023 · Official record ↗
S.J.Res. 11 (118th Congress) — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards".
Introduced Feb 9, 2023 · Passed Senate Apr 26, 2023; Passed House May 23, 2023; Vetoed Jun 14, 2023 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentOpposedNo flipOpposition to the restriction
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingYeaNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

100% of the time — 13 of 13 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.