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Official portrait of Pete Ricketts

2nd term · 3.8 years in office: 1 full term completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · NE · Republican · since Jan 2023

Pete Ricketts

Bills authored 21Missed votes 2 of 214Party unity 73% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 183 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Born in Nebraska City in 1964, Ricketts is the oldest of four children and grew up in Omaha.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts He earned a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts Before entering public service, he worked as the chief operating officer of his family's brokerage firm and was a part owner of a professional baseball team.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts

After an initial campaign for the United States Senate in 2006, Ricketts was elected governor of Nebraska in 2014 and served two terms.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts Following the conclusion of his gubernatorial tenure in 2023, he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate and won a special election to retain the seat the following year.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts

In their own words

“My Stop Insider Trading Act would go beyond our current disclosure laws. What it would say is that if you become elected to the Congress--either the House or the Senate--that you would not be allowed to buy any more stocks.”

Congressional Record · Jul 21, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1986

    Earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Chicago.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts

  2. 1991

    Received a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts

  3. 1993-2006

    Worked at his family's brokerage business, eventually serving as chief operating officer.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts

  4. 2015-2023

    Served as the governor of Nebraska.Source 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts

  5. 2023-present

    Serves as a United States senator from Nebraska.Source 1: Pete Ricketts — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Pete Ricketts

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general

99.07% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Pete Ricketts — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Pete Rickettswikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

3.8YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2023

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

99.07%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

 

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

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Before Congress

  1. 1986 Earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Chicago.
  2. 1991 Received a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.
  3. 1993-2006 Worked at his family's brokerage business, eventually serving as chief operating officer.
  4. 2015-2023 Served as the governor of Nebraska.
  5. 2023-present Serves as a United States senator from Nebraska.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenate Committee on Environment and Public WorksSenate Committee on Foreign RelationsSenate Committee on the BudgetSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Economic Policy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Europe and Regional Security Cooperation subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · National Security and International Trade and Finance subcommitteeSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee21 bills authored · 1 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated. Voted 1 of 100 toward fiscal restraint.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated. Voted 2 of 100 toward stricter enforcement.
  • Immigration: not yet stated. Voted 51 of 100 toward tighter limits.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated. Voted 11 of 100 toward individual liberty.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated. Voted 27 of 100 toward develop & extract.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated. Voted 39 of 100 toward exec. discretion.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. Select a cluster to open its issues.

StatedRecordGapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Chips place the record relative to the middle. The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Issue pages

Votes by issue.

72 issues · 14 with both halves · 36 with one · 22 with neither

Sort
Regulation (cross-sector)2 statements18 counted votesAnalysisMarket protectionsNo statements10 counted votesNot yet statedMilitary budget2 statements9 counted votesAnalysisSpending vs. restraint1 statement8 counted votesAnalysisGovernment role in coverageNo statements7 counted votesNot yet statedSNAP & nutritionNo statements7 counted votesNot yet statedAid & alliances1 statement6 counted votesAnalysisFarm policy & subsidies1 statement6 counted votesAnalysisBanking/financial rulesNo statements6 counted votesNot yet statedTrade & tariffsNo statements6 counted votesNot yet stated

The number is the distance to the stated position, in points.

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How Pete Ricketts voted.

Money & ties

Who funds Pete Ricketts.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Lagged · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Quarterly FEC filings; totals cover the period ending on the date shown.

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$11.2MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $300.0K · 38 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.6M · 14.6%
  • Itemized individual$2.0M · 17.7%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$232.1K · 2.1%
  • All other$7.4M · 65.6%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.445
Social (dim 2)0.488

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

Cite this page

Civic Herald. “Pete Ricketts: voting record, stated positions, funding.” https://civicherald.app/politicians/pete-ricketts-R000618.

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