Deb Fischer
In Congress since 2013 (13+ years) · U.S. Senator for NE
Why this score: 59% from PACs & committees · Defense & Aerospace + Gun Rights · PhRMA, American Petroleum Institute
Non-individual contributions: $3.9M of $6.6M raised (2024 cycle, FEC)
Heavily Compromised
Good coverage
How much FEC-reported finance data we have for this member this cycle.
Votes through Aug 16, 2026 · FEC 2024 data through Aug 16, 2026
Citizen money vs institutional money
Who funds this office?
People = itemized individual receipts. Institutions = PACs, party committees, and transfers — FEC 2024 cycle. Not a legal finding; a transparent split of public filings.
American people
Individual itemized donors
41%
$2.7M
Institutions
PACs, parties & transfers
59%
$3.9M
Key Influence Groups
Highlighted when linked via FEC donors, outside spending, or Senate LDA
PhRMA
FEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)
$38.4M
American Petroleum Institute
Outside oppose: Retired Americans PAC
$102K
Score Breakdown
Calculated from official FEC filings and GovTrack voting records
Purity Scores are analytical interpretations of public FEC and GovTrack data — not official government ratings, legal findings, or accusations of corruption.
Base Score
100 − 59% non-individual contributions (FEC)
Small-Donor Bonus
High share of itemized individual FEC contributions
Voting Bonus
Nay votes clearly tied to top-donor industries (GovTrack)
LD-203 Lobbyist $ Penalty
Lobbyist-hosted contributions to this official (LDA.gov)
Outside Spending Penalty
Super PAC independent expenditure ratio vs receipts (FEC)
PAC Dependence Penalty
177% of funds from PACs (FEC)
Industry Penalty
Money from controversial industries (FEC donor data)
Lobbying Exposure Penalty
Tracked lobbying org ties, influence groups, pro-Israel outside spending (FEC + LDA)
Score History
Estimated Jan–Jun trend from prior vs current FEC cycle scores
Top 5 Donors
Highest itemized FEC contributors this cycle — PACs, committees, and individuals with employers.
| Donor | Industry | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Media Planning & Placement, Inc. | Telecom & Media | PAC | $7.0M |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | Uncategorized | PAC | $1.7M |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate Inc | Uncategorized | PAC | $577K |
| Axmedia Llc | Telecom & Media | PAC | $373K |
| Medium Buying | Uncategorized | PAC | $352K |
Individual donor names and employers are from public FEC filings (contributions over $200). Per 52 U.S.C. § 30111, this information is displayed for public accountability only — not for solicitation or commercial use. TrackBack does not sell, rent, or use this data to contact donors.
Who Buys Them — Industry Breakdown
Pharma, oil, ag, tech, AIPAC-affiliated spenders, labor unions, civic groups, fraternities — every FEC-reported name we can classify (2024 cycle).
Every reported dollar classified into sectors — PACs, employers, outside spenders, and itemized individuals (FEC).
Classified total: $20.2M
| Sector | Share | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 55.6% | $11.2M | 36 |
| Telecom & Media | 38.9% | $7.9M | 13 |
| Political Committees | 3.2% | $648K | 17 |
| Transportation | 1.5% | $311K | 2 |
| Labor Unions | 0.4% | $76K | 1 |
| Defense & Aerospace | 0.2% | $50K | 1 |
| Gun Rights | 0.1% | $14K | 1 |
| Agriculture & Agribusiness | 0% | $4K | 2 |
| Technology | 0% | $21 | 1 |
Outside Spending (Independent Expenditures)
PAC and super PAC spending for or against this candidate — FEC independent expenditure filings (2024 cycle). Includes AIPAC-affiliated spenders like United Democracy Project where reported.
| Spender | Position | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Retire Career Politicians | Opposing | $7.3M |
| Esafund | Supporting | $528K |
| Nebraska Railroaders For Public Safety | Opposing | $271K |
| Common Sense For America PAC | Supporting | $179K |
| Retired Americans PAC | Opposing | $102K |
| In Union Usa | Opposing | $76K |
| Common Defense Action Fund | Opposing | $50K |
| Railroaders For Public Safety | Opposing | $41K |
| National Association Of Realtors Political Action Committee | Supporting | $31K |
| The Hawkeye PAC | Supporting | $18K |
| National Rifle Association Of America Political Victory Fund | Supporting | $14K |
| National Right To Life Victory Fund | Supporting | $10K |
Lobbyist Contributions (LD-203)
Direct lobbyist-hosted contributions to this official — public LDA.gov LD-203 filings (2024).
2024 total: $2.0M
820 reported events (LD-203)
| Lobbyist / payee | Registrant | Type | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentzer Media Services, Inc. | American Hospital Association | FECA | 2024-10-04 | $250K |
| Fischer Victory Fund | Poet, Llc | FECA | 2024-10-09 | $15K |
| Fischer Victory Fund | Poet, Llc | FECA | 2024-10-09 | $15K |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | Leidos, Inc. | FECA | 2024-12-20 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | Calportland Company | FECA | 2024-11-01 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate, Inc. | Safari Club International | FECA | 2024-10-31 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | Ubs Americas Inc. | FECA | 2024-10-31 | $5K |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | General Atomics | FECA | 2024-10-31 | $5K |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | Pacific Life Insurance Company | FECA | 2024-10-30 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate Inc | American Optometric Association | FECA | 2024-10-30 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | General Electric Company (Including Subsidiaries) | FECA | 2024-10-30 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | American Israel Public Affairs Committee | FECA | 2024-10-29 | $5K |
| Sen. Deb Fischer | Usa Rice Federation | FECA | 2024-10-29 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate Inc | National Football League | FECA | 2024-10-29 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | Office Of The Commissioner Of Baseball | FECA | 2024-10-29 | $5K |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | Transportation Intermediaries Association | FECA | 2024-10-25 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate Inc | Mortgage Bankers Association | FECA | 2024-10-25 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For U.S. Senate | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | FECA | 2024-10-22 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | National Shooting Sports Foundation | FECA | 2024-10-21 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | Real Estate Roundtable | FECA | 2024-10-17 | $5K |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | Associated General Contractors Of America | FECA | 2024-10-17 | $5K |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | Rtx Corporation And Affiliates | FECA | 2024-10-17 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | Abbvie, Inc. | FECA | 2024-10-16 | $5K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate Inc | American Financial Services Association | FECA | 2024-10-15 | $5K |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | National Automobile Dealers Association | FECA | 2024-10-15 | $5K |
Lobbyist-hosted contributions to this official from LDA.gov LD-203 filings (2024). Verify each event in the source filing at lda.gov.
STOCK Act trades
Periodic Transaction Reports — federal law requires disclosure within 45 days
No recent House PTR trades matched for this member in our dataset. Senate PTR ingestion is coming — use the official search link above.
Stock trades are from legally required Periodic Transaction Reports (PTR) filed with the House Clerk or Senate Office of Public Records. Amounts are reported as ranges per federal form — not exact values. TrackBack displays parsed public filings; verify via the linked official PDF.
Money mix
Itemized individual share
36.1%
Outside super PAC spend ratio
131.4%
Registered Lobbying Organizations
25 tracked influence groups — pharma, oil, defense, finance, tech, prisons, tobacco, unions, AIPAC, and more. Matched via FEC donors, sector exposure, and Senate LDA filings (2024 cycle).
Combined org lobbying spend (matched groups): $1057.2M
| Organization | Sector | Connection | Org lobbying (2024) | Direct FEC $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Association of RealtorsFEC Real Estate money: $18,150 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Budget/Appropriations, Housing, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Banking | Real Estate | Sector money26 LDA filings | $87.3M | — |
| PhRMAFEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (domestic/foreign), Pharmacy | Pharma & Health | Sector money136 LDA filings | $38.4M | — |
| American Hospital AssociationFEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Immigration, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code | Pharma & Health | Sector money30 LDA filings | $34.7M | — |
| MetaFEC Technology money: $51,065 (0.2% of classified)Issues: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Computer Industry, Media (information/publishing), Intelligence, Telecommunications, Homeland Security | Technology | Sector money84 LDA filings | $28.0M | — |
| PfizerFEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Pharmacy, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid | Pharma & Health | Sector money64 LDA filings | $26.4M | — |
| AmazonFEC Technology money: $51,065 (0.2% of classified)Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Computer Industry | Technology | Sector money123 LDA filings | $23.4M | — |
| AARPFEC Civic & Advocacy money: $8,734 (0% of classified)Issues: Government Issues, Health Issues, Telecommunications, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy | Civic & Advocacy | Sector money44 LDA filings | $21.2M | — |
| AltriaFEC Tobacco money: $2,000 (0% of classified)Issues: Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Tobacco, Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products | Tobacco | Sector money115 LDA filings | $21.1M | — |
| VisaFEC Finance & Fintech money: $105,877 (0.5% of classified)Issues: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign) | Finance & Fintech | Sector money67 LDA filings | $19.3M | — |
| General MotorsFEC Transportation money: $353,448 (1.6% of classified)Issues: Economics/Economic Development, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Manufacturing, Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Automotive Industry | Transportation | Sector money64 LDA filings | $19.0M | — |
| Comcast / NBCUniversalFEC Telecom & Media money: $7,898,541 (35% of classified). Referenced in 3 LDA filing(s) — lobbyist ties to this officeIssues: Telecommunications, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Copyright/Patent/Trademark | Telecom & Media | LDA + sector160 LDA filings | $18.7M | — |
| AT&TFEC Telecom & Media money: $7,898,541 (35% of classified)Issues: Telecommunications, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Education, Health Issues, Defense | Telecom & Media | Sector money213 LDA filings | $17.0M | — |
| AmgenFEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Health Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations | Pharma & Health | Sector money119 LDA filings | $16.8M | — |
| Google / AlphabetFEC Technology money: $51,065 (0.2% of classified)Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Telecommunications, Trade (domestic/foreign), Education, Science/Technology | Technology | Sector money86 LDA filings | $16.3M | — |
| VerizonFEC Telecom & Media money: $7,898,541 (35% of classified)Issues: Telecommunications, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense | Telecom & Media | Sector money111 LDA filings | $15.8M | — |
| General DynamicsFEC Defense & Aerospace money: $62,705 (0.3% of classified)Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Homeland Security, Transportation, Aerospace | Defense & Aerospace | Sector money83 LDA filings | $15.7M | — |
| T-MobileFEC Telecom & Media money: $7,898,541 (35% of classified)Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Intelligence, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Banking | Telecom & Media | Sector money151 LDA filings | $15.6M | — |
| ByteDance / TikTokFEC Technology money: $51,065 (0.2% of classified)Issues: Computer Industry, Trade (domestic/foreign), Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV | Technology | Sector money15 LDA filings | $15.3M | — |
| OracleFEC Technology money: $51,065 (0.2% of classified)Issues: Telecommunications, Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Homeland Security | Technology | Sector money97 LDA filings | $14.8M | — |
| Eli LillyFEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Energy/Nuclear, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations | Pharma & Health | Sector money59 LDA filings | $14.7M | — |
| BoeingFEC Defense & Aerospace money: $62,705 (0.3% of classified)Issues: Homeland Security, Aerospace, Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Government Issues | Defense & Aerospace | Sector money69 LDA filings | $14.6M | — |
| Lockheed MartinFEC Defense & Aerospace money: $62,705 (0.3% of classified)Issues: Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Banking, Government Issues, Intelligence | Defense & Aerospace | Sector money59 LDA filings | $14.1M | — |
| AHIP (Health Insurance Plans)FEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Budget/Appropriations, Insurance | Pharma & Health | Sector money46 LDA filings | $14.1M | — |
| Johnson & JohnsonFEC Pharma & Health money: $15,825 (0.1% of classified)Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Medicare/Medicaid, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Veterans | Pharma & Health | Sector money153 LDA filings | $13.6M | — |
| FedExFEC Transportation money: $353,448 (1.6% of classified)Issues: Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Homeland Security, Trucking/Shipping, Aviation/Airlines/Airports | Transportation | Sector money57 LDA filings | $13.6M | — |
Lobbying data is retrieved from LDA.gov. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for analyses derived after retrieval. Name matches in LDA filing text are heuristic — verify in the source filing.
Source: LDA.gov disclosures + FEC itemized contributions.
All Top Donors
Full donor list (25 entries) from FEC 2024 filings. Individual itemized total: $2.4M.
| Donor | Industry | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Media Planning & Placement, Inc. | Telecom & Media | PAC | $7.0M |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate | Uncategorized | PAC | $1.7M |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate Inc | Uncategorized | PAC | $577K |
| Axmedia Llc | Telecom & Media | PAC | $373K |
| Medium Buying | Uncategorized | PAC | $352K |
| Mentzer Media Services, Inc. | Telecom & Media | PAC | $250K |
| Deb Fischer For Us Senate Inc. | Uncategorized | PAC | $211K |
| Kap Print Llc | Uncategorized | PAC | $152K |
| Christian Edwards Print & Graphics | Uncategorized | PAC | $122K |
| Sage Media Planning & Placement | Telecom & Media | PAC | $100K |
| Deliver Strategies, Llc | Political Committees | PAC | $76K |
| Axiom Strategies | Political Committees | PAC | $68K |
| Berlin Rosen Llc | Uncategorized | PAC | $50K |
| Mosaic Communications | Telecom & Media | PAC | $50K |
| Campaignhq | Political Committees | PAC | $48K |
| The Adriel Hampton Group Ltd | Uncategorized | PAC | $46K |
| Brushfire Strategies | Political Committees | PAC | $35K |
| Nebraska Press Advertising Service | Uncategorized | PAC | $35K |
| PAC Services Llc | Political Committees | PAC | $34K |
| In Field Strategies | Political Committees | PAC | $24K |
| Mccarthy Hennings Media, Inc. | Telecom & Media | PAC | $23K |
| Deb Fischer For U.S. Senate | Uncategorized | Corporate | $23K |
| Meath Media Group | Telecom & Media | PAC | $21K |
| Sam Marketing Services | Uncategorized | PAC | $18K |
| Fischer, Debra S | Uncategorized | PAC | $17K |
Individual donor names and employers are from public FEC filings (contributions over $200). Per 52 U.S.C. § 30111, this information is displayed for public accountability only — not for solicitation or commercial use. TrackBack does not sell, rent, or use this data to contact donors.
Votes Against Major Donors
Recent Nay votes on legislation touching top donor industries — from GovTrack roll call records
S.Amdt. 6715 (Paul) to H.R. 5334: To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural
H.R. 5334 · 2026-08-07
Recorded Nay on amendment measure (GovTrack)
Related to: Industry-aligned legislation