● U.S. Senator · NE · Republican

Pete Ricketts

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Pete Ricketts is a U.S. Senator for NE (Republican) who serves on 13 congressional committees, including as Chairman of Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water.

Follow the public money trail around this seat: the federal awards performed in Nebraska, and the PAC contributions reported to the FEC. Federal work in a state is shown as public context, not a claim about this member’s role in any award.

Federal spending in Nebraska

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Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Senate Committee on the Budget

↳ Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Economic Policy

↳ Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection

↳ Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: National Security and International Trade and Finance

↳ Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety

↳ Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Fisheries, Wildlife, and WaterChairman

↳ Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Transportation and Infrastructure

↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyChairman

↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation

↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development

PAC contributions received

By election cycle, most recent first.✓ from source

2026 cycle$1,099,153 from 230 PACs

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Rockpac$10,000

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka PAC$10,000

Boots Political Action Committee$10,000

Regions Financial Corporation Political Action Committee$10,000

General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)$10,000

Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (Insurpac)$10,000

Abbott Laboratories Employee Political Action Committee$10,000

U.S. Bancorp Federal Political Action Committee$10,000

Google LLC Netpac$10,000

Jobs Opportunity and New Ideas PAC$10,000

Send in the Seal PAC$10,000

Republican Majority Fund$10,000

Top 12 of 230 by amount.

2024 cycle$807,750 from 202 PACs

Steer PAC$20,000

National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm$10,000

Nebraska Sandhills PAC$10,000

National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac)$10,000

National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee$10,000

Natso Inc. Natso PAC$10,000

Freedom Fund$10,000

CHS Inc. Political Action Committee$10,000

Lets Get to Work PAC$10,000

National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)$10,000

CRH Americas, Inc. PAC$10,000

Arkansas for Leadership Political Action Committee (Arkpac)$10,000

Top 12 of 202 by amount.

contribution reported to the FEC, a public campaign-finance record.

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