Senator · Nebraska
Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts is a Republican senator from Nebraska, in Congress since 2023. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 9, and cast 830 of 833 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 23, 2023
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.0%9 of 915 · rank 79 of 101 | 100%830 of 833 · rank 34 of 101 | 671 became law | 14%54 of 375 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 3.2%22 of 691 · rank 54 of 101 | 95%495 of 520 · rank 73 of 101 | 300 became law | 21%77 of 372 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.45+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–67· Against party
- Mar 14, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 27–73· Against party
- Dec 20, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 34–62· Against party
- Dec 20, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64· Against party
- Dec 20, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 28–67· Against party
- Nov 1, 2023· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Defeated 43–53· Against party
- Nov 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 46–51· Against party
- Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 46–51· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
97 sponsored · 1 became law
How far they got
- Introduced8386%
- Reported by committee55.2%
- Passed one chamber88.2%
- Became law11.0%
Policy areas
- Agriculture and Food18
- International Affairs17
- Finance and Financial Sector10
- Taxation10
- Energy7
- Environmental Protection7
- Health7
- Government Operations and Politics6
Latest activity
- S.Res. 866 A 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.Passed one chamber· Health· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 5459 Agricultural Data Privacy Act of 2026Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Sep 23, 2026
- S. 5293 PREPARE ActIntroduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 16, 2026
- S. 5316 BINSA ActIntroduced· International Affairs· Aug 6, 2026
- S.J.Res. 207 A 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".Introduced· Environmental Protection· Aug 5, 2026
- S. 5245 Karly Rain Wood ActIntroduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Aug 5, 2026
- S. 4709 UNLOCK AUKUS ActReported by committee· International Affairs· Jul 27, 2026
- S. 4839 Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement ActIntroduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Jun 18, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Fisheries, Water, and WildlifeChairman
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $11.2M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $6.9M
- From committees
- $1.5M
- 269 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $286.7K
- 50 PACs · 20% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| national restaurant associationnational restaurant association pac (restaurant pac) | $10K | NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONAI match · 93% · of one corporate family | $2M |
| chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation | $10K | CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $713.4K |
| abbott laboratoriesabbott laboratories employee political action committee | $10K | ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $90M |
| united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac) | $10K | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $685.7K |
| general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac) | $10K | GENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $652.9M |
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $10K | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac) | $10K | GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $29.3K |
| archer daniels midland companyarcher daniels midland company - adm pac | $10K | ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $22.8M |
| bunge north america incbunge north america inc political action committee | $10K | BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$534 |
| google llcgoogle llc netpac | $10K | GOOGLE LLCAI match · 94% · the same organization | $9.1M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $11.2M | $1.5M | $286.7K50 PACs · 20% of committee money |
| 2024 | $5.9M | $803.5K | $155.5K34 PACs · 19% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · NebraskaNov 5, 2024 – Jan 3, 2027
- Senate · NebraskaJan 23, 2023 – Nov 5, 2024
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.ricketts.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-4224
- Office
- 139 Russell Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.