Deb Fischer

About

Republican politician who became a U.S. Senator from Nebraska in 2013 after serving two terms in the Nebraska Legislature.

Before Fame

She left school without completing her degree to move in with her husband and help operate his family's ranch. In 1988, however, she returned to the university and completed her B.S. degree in education.

Trivia

In 2013, she became the third female U.S. Senator in Nebraska's history, and the first since 1954.

Family Life

She has three children with her husband Bruce, who she married in 1972.

Associated With

She defeated former United States Senator Bob Kerrey in the 2012 election to assume one of Nebraska's two Senate seats.