Deb Fischer - Early Life, Education, and Career

Early Life, Education, and Career

Fischer was born Debra Strobel in 1951 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her father, Jerry Strobel, was the state director of roads under governor Kay Orr. In 1972, she married Bruce Fischer from Valentine, whom she had met while both attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln; she left school without completing her degree to move to Valentine with her husband and help operate his family's ranch. In 1988, she returned to the university and completed her B.S. degree in education.