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“the University of Chicago where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and an M.B.A. in marketing and finance”source
Career
“including Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Senior Vice President of Product Development, Senior Vice President of Marketing, President, and Chief Operating Officer (COO).”source
“Pete returned to Omaha and worked for Union Pacific”source
Legislation
SJRES 209cosponsor
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 Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-08-06
SRES 837cosponsor
A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
2026-08-06
S 5337cosponsor
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered removed, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-08-06
S 5333cosponsor
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to develop a plan for how the United States will advance and advocate for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies, and for other purposes.
Voting Record
650 yea231 nay9 missed
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)
yea2026-08-08
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Nomination Confirmed (50-49)
yea2026-08-08
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)
yea2026-08-08
H.R. 6500, as amended
Bill Passed (90-6)
yea2026-08-08
Official statements and press releases from Pete Ricketts are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.
Small donors $232KLarge individual $2.0MPACs $1.6M
Spent $4.8MCash $6.9M
2024 cycle$5.9M
Small donors $144KLarge individual $1.6MPACs $1.4M
Spent $5.4MCash $487K
2008 cycle$103K
Small donors $0
Committees
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Economic Policy
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
National Security and International Trade and Finance
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water
Transportation and Infrastructure
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
Senate Committee on the Budget
Activity Timeline
LegislationVotes
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271
yea
2026-08-08
vote
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
yea
2026-08-08
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
yea
2026-08-08
vote
H.R. 6500, as amended
yea
2026-08-08
vote
Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747
nay
Service History
Senate2024-11-05, 2027-01-03Republican
Senate2023-01-23, 2024-11-05Republican
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BillsTracked · 287
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VotesTracked · 890
Roll-call positions parsed from official chamber XML.
CommitteesTracked · 13
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
Campaign financeTracked · 4
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Press releasesTracked · 3
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“working as a customer services representative in his family’s business”
“He was also appointed to serve on the Council of Governors and the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations”source
“Pete was sworn in as Nebraska’s 40th Governor on January 8, 2015 and reelected to a second term in November 2018.”source
“U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts was sworn in as Nebraska’s U.S. Senator on January 23, 2023.”source
Family
“Pete and his wife, Susanne Shore, have been married for 27 years and live in Omaha.”source
“They have three children: Roscoe, Margot, and Eleanor.”source
Quoted verbatim from this lawmaker's official House or Senate site. Passages are selected automatically; the wording is the office's own, unedited.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2026-08-06
S 5316sponsor
A bill to amend title VIII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include biotechnology in the definitions of "prohibited technology" and "notifiable technology", and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2026-08-06
S 5305cosponsor
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the grant program for mental health and substance use disorder services for students in higher education and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to address youth suicide prevention and intervention, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-08-06
S 5293sponsor
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish prepositioning protocols for aerial wildfire suppression for early-season fine fuel wildland fires, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2026-08-06
S 5245sponsor
A bill to establish the Karly Rain Wood Repeat Violent Felon Registration and Notification Program within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-08-05
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SJRES 208cosponsor
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; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-08-05
SJRES 205cosponsor
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 Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision".
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-08-05
SJRES 206cosponsor
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 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-08-05
SJRES 207sponsor
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".
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-08-05
S 5175cosponsor
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to address third party transfers of certain defense articles for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2026-07-30
S 5179cosponsor
A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-07-30
SRES 813cosponsor
A resolution designating July 25, 2026, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4274; text: CR S4269-4270)
2026-07-23
S 5063cosponsor
A bill to establish in the Department of State a Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology program, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2026-07-22
S 5092cosponsor
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate corporate average fuel economy standards, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2026-07-22
S 5025cosponsor
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2026-07-16
S 4956cosponsor
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the scope of an exemption from permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-07-13
SRES 801cosponsor
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
Star Print ordered on the resolution.
2026-07-13
Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747
Motion to Table Agreed to (61-32)
nay
2026-08-08
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500
Cloture Motion Agreed to (91-6)
yea2026-08-07
Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
Nomination Confirmed (51-47)
yea2026-08-07
H.R. 5334, as amended
Bill Passed (86-11)
yea2026-08-07
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Paul Amdt. No. 6715
Amendment Rejected (32-64)
nay2026-08-07
Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187
Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)
nay2026-08-05
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)
yea2026-08-05
Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nomination Confirmed (51-44)
yea2026-08-05
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)
yea2026-08-05
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89-4)
yea2026-08-03
S. Res. 817
Resolution Agreed to (50-47)
yea2026-07-30
Large individual $0
PACs $0
Spent $103KCash $8K
2006 cycle$13.4M
Small donors $83KLarge individual $1.1MPACs $198K
Spent $43.4MCash $7K
2026-08-08
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500
yea
2026-08-07
vote
Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
yea
2026-08-07
vote
H.R. 5334, as amended
yea
2026-08-07
vote
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Paul Amdt. No. 6715
nay
2026-08-07
vote
S 5316: A bill to amend title VIII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include biotechnology in the definitions of "prohibited technology" and "notifiable technology", and for other purposes.
sponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
S 5305: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the grant program for mental health and substance use disorder services for students in higher education and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to address youth suicide prevention and intervention, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
SJRES 209: 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 Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
S 5293: A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish prepositioning protocols for aerial wildfire suppression for early-season fine fuel wildland fires, and for other purposes.
sponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
S 5333: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to develop a plan for how the United States will advance and advocate for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
S 5337: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for extensions of detention of certain aliens ordered removed, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
SRES 837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
SJRES 206: 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 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".
cosponsor
2026-08-05
legislation
SJRES 205: 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 Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision".
cosponsor
2026-08-05
legislation
S 5245: A bill to establish the Karly Rain Wood Repeat Violent Felon Registration and Notification Program within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
sponsor
2026-08-05
legislation
SJRES 208: 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; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
cosponsor
2026-08-05
legislation
SJRES 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".
sponsor
2026-08-05
legislation
Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187
nay
2026-08-05
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
yea
2026-08-05
vote
Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
yea
2026-08-05
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
yea
2026-08-05
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500
yea
2026-08-03
vote
S 5175: A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to address third party transfers of certain defense articles for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-30
legislation
S 5179: A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex.
cosponsor
2026-07-30
legislation
S. Res. 817
yea
2026-07-30
vote
Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181
nay
2026-07-30
vote
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