Deb Fischer
Republican
· NE Senate · 119th Congress
Senate Committee on Agriculture (Chair) · and Agriculture Security (Chair) · Agricultural Research (Chair) · and Specialty Crops (Chair) · Senate Committee on Commerce (Chair) · and Ports (Chair) · Joint Committee of Congress on the Library · Joint Committee on Printing · and Forestry · Specialty Crops · and Research · Local Food Systems · and Food Safety and Security · and Food Safety · and Credit · Senate Committee on Appropriations · Rural Development · Food and Drug Administration · and Related Agencies · Veterans Affairs · Senate Committee on Armed Services · and Transportation · and Broadband · and the Internet · and Data Privacy · and Consumer Protection · Climate Change · and Manufacturing · and Safety · Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Influence Score
91.0
Most exposed
↑ +2.2
vs 118th (88.8)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
9.9
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
2.5
/ 6
Spent to help elect them
$1,815,621
Outside groups that spent to help elect this member — this drives the outside-spending bar above
Spent to defeat this member
$15,459,502
Outside groups that spent to defeat this member (not counted in this score)
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
7.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.5
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
3.1
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
< 0.1
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
11.5
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
9.5
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
10.0
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
10.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$77,560 direct
REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)
$5,435 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $199.33M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $399K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 53.1 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 42.2 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 88.8 | Most exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 91.0 | Most exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Network
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
Total money from this network
$277,786
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
2.3%
Amount from this network
$77,560
Total from all networks
$3,401,254
Networks contributing
584
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Who funds Fischer
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
96.1%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
16.5%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
53
Money that arrived near votes
$148K
Distinct donors
79
Distinct employers
37
Share of their total fundraising
2.54%
Biggest clusters of timed money
BLACKSTONE
$7K
ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT
$7K
ENERGY TRANSFER
$7K
GOLDMAN SACHS
$7K
J W CHILDS ASSOCIATES
$7K
JANE STREET CAPITAL
$7K
ROUTE ONE INVESTMENT
$7K
STEPHENS
$7K
UNION PACIFIC
$6K
IMPALA ASSET MANAGEMENT
$4K
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
HOMEMAKER
$127K
MARQUIS MANAGEMENT
$59K
MARQUIS MANAGEMENT
$39K
TENASKA
$37K
DISH NETWORK
$26K
UNION PACIFIC
$26K
EDISON CHOUEST OFFSHORE
$20K
WEXFORD CAPITAL
$20K
APOLLO
$19K
GOOGLE
$18K
SULLIVAN CROMWELL
$18K
BLACKSTONE
$18K
RDV
$16K
MICROSOFT
$14K
SAMPSON CONSTRUCTION
$14K
CONCORDIA
$13K
ENERGY TRANSFER
$13K
HUNTER ENGINEERING
$13K
LMBI
$13K
SANDHILLS PUBLISHING
$13K
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Deb Fischer comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
Total outside spending received
$8.67M
Disclosed outside spending
$1.42M
Dark-money outside spending
$7.24M
Share that is dark money
83.57%
Dark money tied to their policy areas
$10K
Groups hiding their donors
2
By funding network
RETIRE CAREER POLITICIANS
$14.53M
ESAFUND
$1.06M
RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
$477K
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC
$357K
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC
$250K
RETIRED AMERICANS PAC
$203K
IN UNION USA
$151K
COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND
$100K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS CONGRESSIONAL FUND
$63K
THE HAWKEYE PAC
$35K
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
$28K
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUND
$20K
PATRIOTS FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA
$7K
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
$862
MICHELLE STEEL FOR CONGRESS
$752
Groups that hide their donors
$7.23M
Likely donors behind the dark money supporting this member
Inferred
Donors who fund the disclosed PACs in the same network as the hidden groups above. "Coverage" is how many of that network's disclosed groups a donor funds — the more they fund, the more likely they also back the hidden group.
JEFFREY J KOLOZE
$8K
GEORGE ERBACHER
$3K
THOMAS MORRIS
$2K
EDWIN BOTERO
$300
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
369 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $1.46M to Deb Fischer across 454 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$1.46M
Shared contributors
369
Contributions
454
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 12 | $26K |
| 2024 | 367 | 438 | $1.36M |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | $78K |
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Revolving Door
9 former staff members
who worked for Deb Fischer or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE SUSSKIND | Legislative Director/Policy Adviser, Senator Marsha Blackburn; Chief of Staff/Le… | ACG ADVOCACY | 14 | 27 | 2025–2025 |
| DANIEL GOMEZ | Legislative Aide for Senator Deb Fischer | CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC | 12 | 31 | 2024–2025 |
| JOSEPH HACK | Former Chief of Staff for Senator Fischer | BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ | 6 | 11 | 2023–2023 |
| AARON TAYLOR | Professional Staff, Senate Finance Committee; Legislative Assistant, Senator Deb… | DGA GROUP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC | 3 | 6 | 2025–2025 |
| DANIEL GOMEZ | Legislative Aide, Senator Deb Fischer; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Deb Fi… | FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC) | 2 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| JORDAN COX | Sr. Advisor, Office of the Asst Secretary for Legislation, US Dept. of Health & … | REVVITY, INC. | 1 | 9 | 2023–2025 |
| DUSTIN VAUGHAN | Senator Fischer - State Director | HB STRATEGIES | 1 | 12 | 2023–2025 |
| AMELIA BREINIG | Dir. of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, Executive Office of the… | MERCK & CO, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| PHILIP AUSTIN | Senator Deb Fischer: Legislative Assistant; Senator Pat Roberts: Legislative Ass… | SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 3 | 2023–2023 |
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Deb Fischer ranks among the most exposed members of this Congress — the top tier on the index. The markers run across several of the twelve categories for the same funding network: contributions, outside spending, lobbying inside the policy areas this member regulates, vote alignment, and contribution timing among them. The score measures financial exposure in the public record; it is not a finding of intent or wrongdoing.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required