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Pete Ricketts
U.S. Senator (Class 2), NE
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), NE current
Nebraska |
Republican | Nov 5, 2024 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), NE
Nebraska |
Republican | Jan 23, 2023 | Nov 5, 2024 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Nebraska
United States |
Republican | Jan 23, 2023 | Nov 5, 2024 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Economic Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — National Security and International Trade and Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security Cooperation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.445, social dim. 0.491. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-565 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-565 US-GOV-PD |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-564 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-564 US-GOV-PD |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-563 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-563 US-GOV-PD |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-562 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-562 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-561 | Oct 9, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-561 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 106
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-560 | Oct 9, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-560 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-559 | Oct 9, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-559 US-GOV-PD | |
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HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-558 | Oct 9, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-558 US-GOV-PD |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-551 | Oct 8, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-551 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-545 | Oct 6, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-545 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-543 | Oct 3, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-543 US-GOV-PD | |
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S 2882
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-557 | Oct 9, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-557 US-GOV-PD |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-550 | Oct 8, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-550 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-544 | Oct 6, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-544 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-542 | Oct 3, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-542 US-GOV-PD | |
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HJRES 105
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-556 | Oct 8, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-556 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-553 | Oct 8, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-553 US-GOV-PD | |
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SJRES 83
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-555 | Oct 8, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-555 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 71
A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
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On the Joint Resolution | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-554 | Oct 8, 2025 | Joint Resolution Defeated | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-554 US-GOV-PD |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-552 | Oct 8, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-552 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 104
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-549 | Oct 8, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-549 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-548 | Oct 7, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-548 US-GOV-PD | |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-547 | Oct 7, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-547 US-GOV-PD |
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Unlinked roll call
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-546 | Oct 6, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-546 US-GOV-PD |
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SRES 412
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain…
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On the Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-541 | Oct 3, 2025 | Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-541 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate
Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,876,228 | $5,388,941 | $486,969 | $6,000 | $13,200 | $120,068 | $5,863,028 |
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 25, 2023–Dec 30, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:35 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $6,231,508 | $0 | $6,231,508 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $134,918 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Apr 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $134,221 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Jun 22, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $118,404 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 3, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $109,986 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $107,771 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Sep 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $100,850 | NRSC VICTORY | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Sep 19, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $85,008 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Mar 27, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $83,345 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $79,748 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Dec 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $78,200 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Aug 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $66,583 | NRSC VICTORY | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Nov 6, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $62,759 | PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Aug 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $59,526 | NRSC VICTORY | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Apr 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $58,018 | NRSC VICTORY | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Oct 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $57,598 | NRSC VICTORY | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | Party | Apr 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
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| 2024 | Support | $45,378 (14 records) | Apr 23, 2024–Oct 31, 2024 · as of Oct 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (9 as lead sponsor)
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S 4836
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for blended workforces to carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under certain…
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S 4839
US · Jun 18, 2026
A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study…
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S 4709
US · Jun 17, 2026
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify a limitation relating to exports and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS…
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S 4714
US · Jun 9, 2026
FENCE Act
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SRES 760
US · Jun 8, 2026
A resolution recognizing the United States-Philippines alliance on the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the 75th anniversary of the Mutual Defense…
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SRES 747
US · May 21, 2026
A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Renewable Fuels Month" to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in…
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S 4560
US · May 19, 2026
MARKET Act of 2026
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S 4517
US · May 13, 2026
Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act
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SRES 711
US · May 13, 2026
A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "National Beef Month" to recognize the important role cattle play in the United States, and…
Social media
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