RepublicanIn office since Jan 2023

Pete Ricketts

U.S. Senator from Nebraska since 2023. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2032.

U.S. Senator from NebraskaBorn 1964Businessperson

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2023
Bills became law: 1; 67 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.0%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +6.2; Won 2026
Next election: 2032; Nov 2, 2032

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsEconomic PolicyFinancial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionNational Security and International Trade and Finance
Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyFisheries, Water, and Wildlife · ChairmanTransportation and Infrastructure
Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsEast Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy · ChairmanEurope and Regional Security CooperationState Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
Senate Committee on the Budget

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 67 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

S 1744 PORCUPINE Act
International Affairs · Passed Senate Dec 2025

S 4709 UNLOCK AUKUS Act
International Affairs · In committee Jul 2026

S 2722 Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2026
International Affairs · In committee Feb 2026

S 2424 THINK TWICE Act of 2025
International Affairs · In committee Oct 2025

S 2130 AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025
International Affairs · In committee Oct 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Ricketts sits in the U.S. Senate

Ricketts is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Chuck Grassley, Kevin Cramer, Jon Husted

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Ricketts’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ricketts’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Ricketts	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 52–47
Apr 16, 2026	HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 50–49
Feb 12, 2026	HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–47
Jan 30, 2026	HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–29
Dec 4, 2025	HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–45

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Ricketts was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Governor of Nebraska U.S. Senate, Nebraska

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. Senate in Nebraska	Won	R+6.2	R+20.8	−14.6
2024	U.S. Senate, Nebraska (special) (special)	Won	R+25.2	—	—
2014	Governor of Nebraska	Won	R+18.6	—	—
2006	U.S. Senate, Nebraska	Lost	D+27.8	—	—