
Deb Fischer
Republican | Nebraska
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Deb Fischer
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Candidate did not provide
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013-14
100%
2014
100%
2015
100%
2015-16
100%, 88%†
2015-16
83%
2014
80%, 78%†
2013
77%
2015
76%, 75%†
2016
25%, 72%†
2015-16
67%, 66%†
2015
56%
2013-14
|100%
2014
|100%
2015
|100%
2015-16
|100%, 88%†
2015-16
|83%
2014
|80%, 78%†
2013
|77%
2015
|76%, 75%†
2016
|25%, 72%†
2015-16
|67%, 66%†
2015
|56%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013
16%, 17%†
2015
21%, 14%†
2015
0%, 7%†
2014
5%
2015-16
0%
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2015
|0%, 7%†
2014
|5%
2015-16
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (20)
National Cattleman's PAC
State Senators Greg Adams
Brad Ashford
Kathy Campbell
Mark Christensen
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (9)
ActRight
Adrian Smith
Concerned Women for America
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Lydia N. Brasch
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (79)
21st Century Majority Fund
ActRight
Alamo PAC
American Conservative Union
American Principles
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (11)
Airline Pilots Association
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Maritime Officers
Brad Ashford
International Association of Firefighters
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
No Answer
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Life of the Mother
13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Human beings have the tendency to pursue their own self-interest at the expense of the long term good. This tendency requires a balance of power.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Bachelor of Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Valentine School Board, Former Member Nebraska State Senator Commissioner, Coordinating Commission for Post Secondary Education I am a member of numerous agriculture and education associations
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Sandhills Foundation Valentine Community Schools Foundation Valentine Presbyterian Church Cherry County Hospital Axillary Nebraska Republican Party
17. Please list the six (6) most important endorsements (groups or individuals) of your current candidacy.
Former Nebraska Governor Kay Orr Former Congressman John Y. McCollister Nebraska Cattlemen Maggie's List I am endorsed by thirteen of my colleagues in the Nebraska Unicameral. Each of them are listed on www.debfischer2012.com
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