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Deb Fischer
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Republican Party

U.S. Senate Nebraska
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

11

Predecessor
Prior offices
Nebraska State Senate District 43

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Net worth

(2012) $323,501

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1988

Personal
Religion
Christian: Protestant
Profession
Rancher, Sunny Slope Ranch
Contact

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Deb Fischer (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Nebraska. She assumed office on January 3, 2013. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Fischer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nebraska. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Fischer is a member of the Senate Committees on Aging; Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Rules and Administration.

Prior to her election to the Senate, Fischer served as a member of the Nebraska Unicameral, representing District 43, from 2005 to 2013. Fischer also owns a ranching business near Valentine, Nebraska.

Biography

Born March 1, 1951, in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sen. Fischer is a cattle rancher from Valentine, Nebraska. Her experience prior to election to the Nebraska State Legislature includes being a member of the Sandhills Cattle Association, the Nebraska Cattlemen, the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education, the AgBuilders of Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s Rural Rehabilitation Review Board, the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council and the Governor’s Ag Advisory Council.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Dan Osborn in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Deb Fischer
Deb Fischer (R)
 
52.3
 
354,409
Image of Dan Osborn
Dan Osborn (Independent)
 
47.7
 
322,749

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 677,158
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Arron Kowalski in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Deb Fischer
Deb Fischer
 
79.8
 
174,820
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Arron Kowalski
 
20.2
 
44,334

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 219,154
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Kerry Eddy defeated Kenneth Peterson in the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kerry Eddy
Kerry Eddy Candidate Connection
 
70.8
 
743
Image of Kenneth Peterson
Kenneth Peterson
 
29.2
 
306

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,049
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Endorsements

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Fischer received the following endorsements.

  • Former President Donald Trump (Republican Party, Conservative Party)

Pledges

Fischer signed the following pledges.

  • Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Jane Raybould and Jim Schultz in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Deb Fischer
Deb Fischer (R)
 
57.7
 
403,151
Image of Jane Raybould
Jane Raybould (D)
 
38.6
 
269,917
Image of Jim Schultz
Jim Schultz (L)
 
3.6
 
25,349
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
466

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 698,883
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Jane Raybould defeated Chris Janicek, Frank Svoboda, and Larry Marvin in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jane Raybould
Jane Raybould
 
63.7
 
59,067
Image of Chris Janicek
Chris Janicek
 
20.2
 
18,752
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Frank Svoboda
 
11.4
 
10,548
Image of Larry Marvin
Larry Marvin
 
4.7
 
4,393

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 92,760
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Incumbent Deb Fischer defeated Todd Watson, Jack Heidel, Jeffrey Lynn Stein, and Dennis Macek in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Deb Fischer
Deb Fischer
 
75.8
 
128,157
Image of Todd Watson
Todd Watson
 
11.6
 
19,661
Image of Jack Heidel
Jack Heidel
 
5.6
 
9,413
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Jeffrey Lynn Stein
 
3.8
 
6,380
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Dennis Macek
 
3.2
 
5,483

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 169,094
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska

Jim Schultz advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Schultz
Jim Schultz
 
100.0
 
1,202

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,202
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Endorsements

On June 18, 2018, Fischer's campaign announced that the Nebraska Hospital Association had endorsed her re-election bid.[2]

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Nebraska, 2012

Fischer won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012.[3] Fischer defeated Bob Kerrey (D) and Russell Anderson (I) in the general election. She defeated Jon Bruning, Sharyn Elander, Pat Flynn, Don Stenberg and Spencer Zimmerman in the May 15 Republican primary.[4] She had been trailing in the polls heading into the primary. Outside groups spent more than $2 million on advertising, with more than $1 million going into ads opposing Bruning.[5][6]

U.S. Senate, Nebraska General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDeb Fischer 57.8% 455,593
     Democratic Bob Kerrey 42.2% 332,979
Total Votes 788,572
Source: Nebraska Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
US Senate - Nebraska Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDeb Fischer 40.8% 77,594
Jon Bruning 36.1% 68,796
Don Stenberg 18.9% 35,984
Pat Flynn 2.8% 5,251
Spencer Zimmerman 0.8% 1,526
Sharyn Elander 0.6% 1,236
Total Votes 190,387
Source: http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf

Endorsements

On September 21, 2011, Fischer announced that the following 13 state senators in the Nebraska Unicameral had endorsed her candidacy for the U.S. Senate:[7]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Fischer won re-election to the 43rd District Seat in the Nebraska Senate unopposed.[8]

Nebraska State Senate, District 43 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Deb Fischer 13,756

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Deb Fischer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Campaign website

Fischer's campaign website stated the following:[9]

“
  • 2nd Amendment Rights
  • "I’m a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and I’ve opposed every attempt by liberals to intrude on our right to own firearms. In the Nebraska Legislature, I have an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association. In the U.S. Senate, I will continue to be an advocate for gun owners and our constitutional rights."
  • Agriculture
  • "As someone involved in a family ranch business, I know firsthand the challenges and responsibilities people in agriculture face. Agriculture plays a crucial role in our Nebraska economy and provides a stable and safe food supply for our nation and for the world. As a U.S. Senator, I can be a key ally for Nebraska agriculture."
  • Energy
  • "Being dependent on oil coming from countries who are – or who soon could be – enemies of the United States just isn’t wise. I support efforts to produce new sources of energy from wind and solar power and want to advance those technologies so they can become competitive with fossil fuels. In the meantime, I support efforts to increase efficient energy use and to use new technologies to reduce energy consumption. I support renewable energy sources, including ethanol, but I still believe the United States needs to be committed to exploring and recovering all of the potential energy sources we have here at home. In times where gasoline is approaching four dollars per gallon, I strongly believe that we need promote responsible oil drilling in our country."
  • Healthcare
  • "The government takeover of health care supported by President Obama and Senator Ben Nelson will move medical care in the wrong direction. As your U.S. Senator, I will vote to repeal Obamacare."
  • Illegal Immigration
  • "Keeping our borders secure is a primary responsibility of the federal government. If elected, I will support increased agents/troops on our southern border to beef up security. I support the E-verify system of validating legal immigrants when they apply for a new job. I will not tolerate those who break immigration laws and enter our country illegally."
  • National Security
  • "The most important job of the federal government is to keep us safe and secure. Our brave men and women in uniform perform their duty to protect all of us admirably and effectively. In the Senate, I will not play politics with our security and our troops. I will give our military the tools they need to keep America safe and free, and I will ensure our troops and their families are supported and that their needs are met."
  • Protecting Life
  • "I am proud to be pro-life and to have had a solid pro-life voting record during my seven years in the Nebraska Legislature. I will continue to support a culture of life by supporting pro-life policies in U.S. Senate."
  • Small Businesses
  • "Congress needs to set legislative priorities that will reward entrepreneurship, growth and innovation. When elected to the U.S. Senate, Deb Fischer will have five legislative priorities that she will address to give our small businesses a chance to succeed and create jobs."
  • Taxes and Spending
  • "Our federal debt is almost $15 trillion dollars. That is just unacceptable. We simply can not continue to print money to pay our national debt. Our first priority must be to cut federal spending. We cannot tax our way to prosperity like President Obama has proposed. The appetite for big spending programs is strong in Washington D.C. and we need to change politics-as-usual. That’s why I strongly support a balanced budget amendment at the federal level."[10]
 ”
—Deb Fischer's campaign website (2012)[9]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Fischer's academic, professional, and political career:[11]

  • 2013-Present: U.S. Senator from Nebraska
  • 2005-2012: Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
  • 2000-2004: Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
  • 1990-2004: Valentine Rural High School Board of Education

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2023-2024

Fischer was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2021-2022

Fischer was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2019-2020

Fischer was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

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2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Fischer was assigned to the following committees:[12]

2015-2016

Fischer served on the following committees:[13]

2013-2014

Fischer served on the following Senate committees:[14]

State Legislature

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fischer served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fischer served on these committees:

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
Vote Bill and description Status
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-13)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (87-11)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (88-9)
Red x.svg Nay Yes check.svg Passed (63-36)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (68-23)
Yes check.svg Yea Red x.svg Failed (50-49)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (50-46)


Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

National security

Letter to Iran

On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Fischer was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.[116]

Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.[117] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[118]

2016 presidential election

On October 8, 2016, after The Washington Post released a 2005 video of Donald Trump making comments about women that the Post described as "extremely lewd," Fischer called on Trump to step aside as the 2016 Republican nominee for president. On October 11, 2016, Fischer reversed and said she would vote for Trump.[119][120][121]

See also: Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by Deb Fischer
EndorseeElectionStageOutcome
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R) President of the United States (2024) PrimaryWon General
Vicky Hartzler  source  (R) U.S. Senate Missouri (2022) PrimaryLost Primary
Notable ballot measure endorsements by Deb Fischer
MeasurePositionOutcome
Nebraska Initiative 439, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)  source OpposeDefeated

Noteworthy events

Letter calling for change to Nebraska's electoral vote allocation method (2024)

See also: Presidential election in Nebraska, 2024

Heading into the 2024 presidential election, several noteworthy officeholders expressed support for changing Nebraska's method of electoral vote allocation to a winner-take-all system. Nebraska currently allocates two of its electoral votes based on the statewide presidential election results, and the other three based on election results in each congressional district. Nebraska is one of two states, along with Maine, that does not allocate its electoral votes with a winner-take-all system.

On September 18, 2024, U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and U.S. Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), and Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) signed a letter calling on Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (R) and Nebraska State Senate Speaker John Arch (R) to change Nebraska's electoral vote allocation system to winner-take-all. The letter said, "Senators and Governors are elected by the state as a whole because they represent all of the people of Nebraska equally, and the state should speak with a united voice in presidential elections as well."[122] Both Gov. Pillen and Senate Speaker Arch had previously expressed support for such legislation.[123] As of September 20, 2024, Pillen had not called the legislature into a special session to address the proposal.

On September 23, 2024, Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell (R), whose support was needed to pass the bill, announced he would not support it. In a statement, McDonnell said, "I have taken time to listen carefully to Nebraskans and national leaders on both sides of the issue. After deep consideration, it is clear to me that right now, 43 days from Election Day, is not the moment to make this change."[124]

The Nebraska State Legislature proposed a bill that sought to change the state's method of allocating electoral votes to a winner-take-all system earlier in the year. The bill did not pass in the state legislature during the 2024 regular session, failing to clear a procedural vote in April 2024 with only eight legislators voting in favor of introducing the legislation.[123]

Campaign finance summary

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Deb Fischer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate NebraskaWon general$7,993,393 $7,922,195
2018U.S. Senate NebraskaWon general$6,449,173 $6,048,167
2012U.S.Senate (Nebraska)Won $5,253,975 N/A**
Grand total$19,696,540 $13,970,363
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

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The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Fischer's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-4,403,992 and $4,899,995. That averages to $248,001.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Fischer ranked as the 51st most wealthy senator in 2012.[125] Between 2011 and 2012, Fischer's calculated net worth[126] decreased by an average of 25 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[127]

Deb Fischer Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2011$330,196
2012$248,001
Growth from 2011 to 2012:−25%
Average annual growth:−25%[128]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[129]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Fischer received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 2011-2014, 19.61 percent of Fischer's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[130]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Deb Fischer Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $5,711,816
Total Spent $5,628,833
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$336,917
Leadership PACs$264,308
Republican/Conservative$189,271
Crop Production & Basic Processing$173,912
Commercial Banks$155,750
% total in top industry5.9%
% total in top two industries10.53%
% total in top five industries19.61%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Fischer was a moderate Republican follower as of July 2014.[131]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[132]

Fischer most often votes with:

Fischer least often votes with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Fischer missed 0 of 926 roll call votes from January 2013 to September 2015. This amounts to 0 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[133]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Fischer ranked 26th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[134]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Fischer voted with the Republican Party 91.9 percent of the time, which ranked fifth among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014.

2013

Fischer voted with the Republican Party 91.9 percent of the time, which ranked eighth among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.

Personal

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Fischer (née Strobel) has been married to Bruce Fischer since 1972; they have three children. She is a part-time rancher by trade.[135]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Unicameral Update, "Senator moonlights as cowpoke on weekends," accessed January 26, 2008 (dead link)
    2. ↑ Omaha World-Herald, "Nebraska Hospital Association backs Deb Fischer for Senate," accessed June 20, 2018
    3. ↑ Deb Fischer 2012 campaign website, "Home," accessed January 21, 2012
    4. ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Nebraska's Deb Fischer Pulls Upset in Primary," accessed March 16, 2012
    5. ↑ iWatch News, "Super PAC cash plays big role in Nebraska Senate race," May 15, 2012
    6. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Canvass Report," accessed October 11, 2012
    7. ↑ www.1011now.com, "Sen. Deb Fischer Announces Endorsements from 13 Neb. State Senators," accessed May 13, 2014
    8. ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Deb Fischer for US Senate, "Issues: Deb Fischer 2012," May 6, 2012 (dead link)
    10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    11. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Deb Fischer," accessed July 1, 2011
    12. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
    13. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
    14. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
    15. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
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    126. ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
    127. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
    128. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
    129. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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