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Pete Ricketts

Pete Ricketts

Republican · NE U.S. SenatorCandidate 2026

4 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2023

  • background Born August 19, 1964; businessman
  • background Son of Joe Ricketts (TD Ameritrade founder); part owner of Chicago Cubs
  • role Governor of Nebraska (2015–2023), reelected 2018
  • achievement Ran for U.S. Senate 2006; lost to incumbent Ben Nelson
  • role Appointed to U.S. Senate 2023 to fill Ben Sasse vacancy
  • achievement Won 2024 special election to complete Sasse's term

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 97.8%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 46 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 66
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 366 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 1
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 66 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 25 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 13
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Pete Ricketts. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

97.8%
of Senate roll calls voted

Full voting record (46 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 46 of 915 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. Senate NE · 2026 General Election

  • $11,233,507 raised
  • $4,809,506 spent
  • $6,910,970 cash on hand

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Pete Ricketts campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2006$13,424,896$13,417,690$7,204
2008$102,856$102,520$7,538

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $49,711 ·

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • PEARSON & ASSOCIATES $375,987
  • S-3 GROUP $240,517
  • HOLTZMAN VOGEL, PLLC $205,154
  • Employer not reported $81,377
  • BP $57,784
  • BUNGE NORTH AMERICA PAC $55,960
  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT, INC. $39,600
  • GREENAMERICAN BIOFUELS $37,300
  • NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION $36,931
  • VERDE RESOURCES $32,650

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $779,279 supporting · $431 opposing · 5 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $30,958 supporting · $0 opposing · 3 outside groups

See the outside-money leaderboard →

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • SRES 934A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 945A resolution designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5604A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 912A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • SRES 897A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5459Agricultural Data Privacy Act of 2026sponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 891A resolution designating the week of September 27, 2026, through October 3, 2026, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate religious education in the United States.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 866A resolution supporting the designation of October 2026 as "Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States.sponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • SRES 862A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, a daughter of Tennessee whose extraordinary contributions to music, philanthropy, literacy, education, health, conservation, and culture enriched the lives of countless Americans.cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • SRES 856A resolution supporting the designation of September 19, 2026, as "National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day", recognizing tens of thousands of families in the United States that have endured a stillbirth, and seizing the opportunity to keep other families from experiencing the same tragedy.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • S 5333Advancing American Wi-Fi Against Foreign Adversaries ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5337Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5305Campus Lifeline ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SRES 837A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5316BINSA ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5293PREPARE ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SJRES 209A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • SJRES 205A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision".cosponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • SJRES 207A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years".sponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • SJRES 208A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".cosponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • S 5245Karly Rain Wood ActsponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • SJRES 206A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".cosponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • S 5179Title IX Clarification Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • S 5175Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Ricketts, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Ricketts connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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