Sen. Deb Fischer Attends Grindr Party in Washington

The event occurred the night before the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner at a mansion in the Georgetown neighborhood. Grindr describes itself as the world’s largest network for gay, bi, trans, and queer adults, with over 15 million active users each month.

A photo from Getty Images shows Fischer standing next to Joe Hack, Grindr’s head of global government affairs. Hack worked for Fischer for eight years, including as her chief of staff from 2015 to 2021 and as communications director for the two years prior, according to LegiStorm.

Grindr hired Hack in April 2025 to lead its new Washington-based policy wing.

Senior Politics Reporter Bryan Metzger reported via X posts that Fischer and Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin were the only politicians he observed at the party. Former CNN host Don Lemon was also seen entering the event, as reported by Washingtonian.

POLITICO described the party as glitzy and noted high interest in attendance. Hack stated to POLITICO that Grindr has been conducting policy work in Washington for a year and that the issues it addresses are important to its community. He added that interest in the party had been significant, with high-level attendees from both political sides expected, though without naming them.

Voting Record Fischer has served in the U.S.

Senate since 2013 and won reelection to a third term in 2024, defeating Independent candidate Dan Osborn by seven percentage points. On the same ballot, President Donald Trump carried Nebraska by 20 points. Fischer's office did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

In 2022, Fischer voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which repealed the Defense of Marriage Act and requires recognition of same-sex marriages. She stated at the time that her concerns involved potential infringements on religious liberties.

In response to the 2015 Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, Fischer said there are good people with strongly held beliefs on both sides of the issue.

states its mission is to become the global gayborhood in users' pockets and positions itself as a public-health company in addition to a tech firm. Forbes opposed same-sex marriage during his tenure.