Deb Fischer
Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) presents a largely clean self-dealing profile. Her individual-stock activity is minimal and consists of a single June 23, 2022 full liquidation of four blue-chip positions (Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Cisco, Lockheed Martin) totaling roughly $166K; the Lockheed sale overlaps her Armed Services Committee seat, but a one-time divestment with no subsequent trading is weak evidence of self-dealing. Her reported wealth is dominated by pre-office ranch assets (Sunny Slope Ranch), and there is no public evidence of net-worth growth beyond salary/market or of campaign-fund personal use, family lobbying, or a documented staff-to-lobbyist pipeline; she also has a strong voting-attendance record (1.5% missed). The most substantive concern is correlation-only: heavy contributions from pharma, agriculture, defense, and transportation industries that overlap her committees and votes, which is common for incumbents and is not proof of a quid pro quo.
Public record
- In Congress since
- 2013
- Committees
- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Appropriations
Armed Services
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Rules and Administration
Joint Committee on Printing - Missed votes, 119th Congress
- 1.0% (9 of 915; median member 1.9%)
- Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
- $832K raised · 41% from PACs & committees · $408K cash on hand FEC ↗
The stock-trading ban
H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →
Disclosed stock trades
No periodic transaction reports on file since 2024. That's the norm: most members don't trade individual stocks, or hold them in blind trusts and diversified funds.
Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.
How the score breaks down
Sources behind this score: 2 data aggregator · 4 reference database · 2 news reporting. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 3 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →
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