Which PACs gave the most to Deb Fischer?

NRSC ($53K), 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($21K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($17K), Nebraska Sandhills PAC ($15K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K) in 2024.

Which super PACs spent on Deb Fischer's race?

Retire Career Politicians ($7.2M against), Esafund ($528K for), American Hospital Association PAC ($250K for) in 2024.

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Politician

Deb Fischer

Republican · Nebraska · ran 1 time since 2020, won 1 · incumbent

FEC candidate S2NE00094

Deb Fischer (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2024 Nebraska Senate race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.0M for and $7.6M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.

Raised, all runs

$6.6M

2024

From PAC checks

35%

$2.3M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$1.0M

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$7.6M

Spent attacking them

Every run

Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.

Cycle	Race	Raised	PAC share	Outside for / against	Google ads	All money	Result
2024	Nebraska Senate	$6.6M	35%	$1.0M / $7.6M	$92K	$15M	✓ Won

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.

Corporate $1.1MTrade group $562KLeadership PAC $332KOther $216KMembership $152KUnion $56KParty $53KSuper PAC $44K

NRSCParty$53K
2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryOther$21K
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$17K
Nebraska Sandhills PACLeadership PAC$15K
American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC - MsvpacCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Retire Career Politiciansagainst $7.2M
Esafundfor $528K
American Hospital Association PACfor $250K
Common Sense for America PACfor $179K
Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safetyagainst $167K

The payback

How they voted on their funders' bills

On the 21 key votes where Deb Fischer had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 18 times (86%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.

All issues →

Vote	Industry	Their money from it	Voted
Most-favoured-nation drug pricingSenate · 2026 · 49–49	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$112K	Nay · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Apr 2026)Senate · 2026 · 40–59	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$23K	Nay · with industry
ACA enhanced premium tax creditsSenate · 2025 · 51–48	Insurance wanted yea	$82K	Nay · against
ANWR coastal plain leasingSenate · 2025 · 49–45	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$85K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Jul 2025)Senate · 2025 · 24–73	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$23K	Nay · with industry
One Big Beautiful Bill ActSenate · 2025 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$85K$135K	Yea · with industryYea · with industry
Halve Medicare drug prices (Sanders)Senate · 2025 · 47–53	Pharma and health care wanted nay	$112K	Nay · with industry
Strike the AI moratoriumSenate · 2025 · 99–1	Tech and AI wanted nay	$96K	Yea · against
Crypto corruption amendmentSenate · 2025 · 47–53	Crypto wanted nay	$6K	Nay · with industry
GENIUS Act (stablecoins)Senate · 2025 · 68–30	Crypto wanted yea	$6K	Yea · with industry
California clean cars waiver repealSenate · 2025 · 51–44	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$85K	Yea · with industry
OCC bank merger rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$135K	Yea · with industry
CFPB overdraft rule repealSenate · 2025 · 52–48	Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea	$135K	Yea · with industry
IRS DeFi broker rule repealSenate · 2025 · 70–28	Crypto wanted yea	$6K	Yea · with industry
Methane waste emissions charge repealSenate · 2025 · 52–47	Oil, gas and coal wanted yea	$85K	Yea · with industry
Block Israel arms sale (Nov 2024)Senate · 2024 · 18–79	Pro-Israel groups wanted nay	$23K	Nay · with industry
SAB 121 repealSenate · 2024 · 60–38	Crypto wanted yea	$6K	Yea · with industry
Joint-employer rule repealSenate · 2024 · 50–48	Labor unions wanted nay	$66K	Yea · against
NDAA FY2024Senate · 2023 · 87–13	Defense contractors wanted yea	$64K	Yea · with industry
Pistol brace rule repealSenate · 2023 · 49–50	Gun lobby wanted yea	$12K	Yea · with industry
Inflation Reduction ActSenate · 2022 · 50–50	Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay	$85K$112K$135K	Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry
Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)Senate · 2022 · 65–33	Gun lobby wanted nay	$12K	Nay · with industry

The revolving door

7 former aides now lobbying

Lobbyists who list a job in Deb Fischer's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.

Daniel GomezFormer congressional staff
Legislative Aide, Senator Deb Fischer; Legislative Correspondent, Senator Deb Fischer; Staff Assistant, Senator Deb Fischer; Press Fellow, Rep. Val Demings
Now lobbies for Google Client Services Fka Google Cloud, Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Ripple Labs INC., Elevance Health · via Continental Strategy, LLC, Fgs Global (us) LLC (fka Fgh Holdings LLC)
Jamie SusskindFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director/Policy Adviser, Senator Marsha Blackburn; Chief of Staff/Legal Adviser, FCC; Chief Counsel/Legislative Counsel, Senator Deb Fischer; FCC…
Now lobbies for Comcast Corporation, T-Mobile USA, INC., Consumer Technology Association · via Acg Advocacy
Philip AustinFormer congressional staff
Senator Deb Fischer: Legislative Assistant; Senator Pat Roberts: Legislative Assistant; Senator Steve Danies: Tax and Economic Policy Advisor.
Now lobbies for Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association
Steven SeldeFormer congressional staff
Legislative Counsel, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer
Now lobbies for Association For Accessible Medicines
Molly AbboudFormer congressional staff
Staff Assistant, Deputy Scheduler, Senator Deb Fischer
Now lobbies for Advanced Micro Devices, INC.
Amelia BreinigFormer congressional staff
Dir. of Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, Executive Office of the President; Deputy Press Secretary, Senate finance Committee; Press Aide, Pre…
Now lobbies for Merck & Co INC
Joseph HackFormer congressional staff
Communications Director/DCOS/COS - Sen. Deb Fischer; Press Secretary/Communications Director - Sen. Jon Kyl; Coalitions Coordinator, Press Secretary, Leg. As…
Now lobbies for Comcast Corporation · via Db3, LLC (fka The Daschle Group)

The revolving door, industry by industry →

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Deb Fischer's 2024 campaign?: Deb Fischer (Republican) raised $6.6M for the 2024 Nebraska Senate race, $2.3M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $1.0M for and $7.6M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). They won.
Which PACs gave the most to Deb Fischer?: NRSC ($53K), 2024 Thune Republican Senate Victory ($21K), National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee ($17K), Nebraska Sandhills PAC ($15K), American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee ($15K) in 2024.
Which super PACs spent on Deb Fischer's race?: Retire Career Politicians ($7.2M against), Esafund ($528K for), American Hospital Association PAC ($250K for) in 2024.