Deb Fischer

American politician

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2024 Deb Fischer endorsed Donald Trump's campaign for the 2024 presidential election.
November 2024 Deb Fischer faced independent candidate Dan Osborn in the November general election and defeated him by 6.7 points.
May 2024 Deb Fischer ran for reelection in the Republican primary election and defeated Arron Kowalski.
2023 Deb Fischer was one of the 31 Senate Republicans who voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
May 28 2021 Deb Fischer voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack.
January 6 2021 Deb Fischer announced that she would vote to certify the election results during the United States Electoral College vote count, which took place on the same day that Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
2020 Deb Fischer and her husband moved to Lincoln, Nebraska.
2020 Fischer voted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
June 2020 In June 2020, Deb Fischer expressed support for the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which extended Civil Rights Act protections to gay, lesbian, and transgender workers, stating the importance of recognizing that all Americans have equal rights under the Constitution.
2018 Deb Fischer was reelected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Jane Raybould by a significant margin.
June 2016 After the Orlando nightclub shooting, Deb Fischer expressed her opposition to legislative proposals aimed at restricting individuals on the terrorist watchlist from purchasing firearms, emphasizing that addressing self-radicalization was more crucial.
2015 After the retirement of Mike Johanns, Deb Fischer became Nebraska's senior U.S. senator.
May 2015 In May 2015, a legislative aide stated that Senator Deb Fischer acknowledges climate change but believes it is primarily due to natural cycles rather than human emissions of greenhouse gases.
2013 Deb Fischer was inaugurated as a U.S. Senator, becoming the third female senator in Nebraska's history and the first to be elected to a full term in the state.
2012 Deb Fischer ran for the U.S. Senate and achieved an unexpected victory against state attorney general Jon Bruning in the Republican primary, later defeating former Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey in the general election.
January 2012 In January 2012, Deb Fischer announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate after incumbent Senator Ben Nelson declared his retirement.

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