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U.S. Senator from Nebraska · Class II

Pete Ricketts

Republican 2nd term On 2026 ballot

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$14.5M raised · top PACs: Young Victory Committee, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Boozman Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 3 of 184 party-line votes (2%; most Republicans: 1%)
100LoyaltyMed 100
99AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 9
3BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 9% of the Senate
Committees
  • Foreign Relations 2nd majority
  • Environment and Public Works 6th majority
  • Budget 8th majority
Age
62

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date3386723759153
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—30137269125

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security 19% 3%
International Affairs 6% 18%
Agriculture and Food 2% 21%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Government Operations and Politics and Taxation; bills go to Agriculture and Food and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Taxation), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Energy Regulation (Energy).
  • 67 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairFisheries, Water, and Wildlife SubcommitteeEnvironment and Public Works
ChairEast Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy SubcommitteeForeign Relations
MemberForeign Relations Committee2nd majority
MemberEnvironment and Public Works Committee6th majority

+2 more on Background

Chair of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee, more senior than 9% of the Senate, in the majority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 9% of the Senate.
  • Majority: Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

12%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Ricketts.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

12% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills; closest in his party: Armstrong and Fischer.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 54 · expected 44
Action in committee 10 · expected 5
Beyond committee 7 · expected 4
Passed Senate 2 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 21 of 100 in the Senate

1.42expected 0.69 · average member 1.00

2 of 54 bills passed the Senate; 1 became law; effectiveness 1.42 against a peer median of 0.69.

  • On the move: S. 4709 (out of committee), S. 2397 (out of committee), S. 2722 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.45

With his party on all 15 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 100% of party-line votes, breaks 3 times (peer median 2).

  • Position: +0.45, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 3 of 184.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Ricketts$14.5M raised17%13%67%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

20% of what he raised came from individuals; 2% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$14.5M raised, 13% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

83 PACs of the 178 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Young Victory Committee0% D
  2. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants37% D
  3. Boozman0% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

121 bills

Ricketts voted Yea on 14, and sponsored or cosponsored 107 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.