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RICKETTS, PETE

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate — NE

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Editorially verifiedFEC registry facts

FEC registration record

Pete Ricketts is registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as a candidate filer for U.S. Senate in the 2026 election cycle, under FEC candidate ID S6NE00129.[1] The FEC registry records the party affiliation on this registration as Republican.[1] The registry marks the filer as an incumbent — a current holder of the office filing for re-election.[1] Senate registrations are recorded statewide; the registry ties this filing to Nebraska.[1]

An FEC registration establishes that this candidacy's paperwork exists in the federal registry; it does not by itself establish an active campaign organization, ballot access in any state, or a party's endorsement.[3] The Candidate publishes this profile from that registry record, so each fact above is verifiable at the source: the FEC's public page for candidate S6NE00129 and the filings the commission indexes for it.[1][2] The registry facts on this page were last verified against FEC records on May 9, 2026.[1]

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  1. [1]https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6NE00129/Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-05-09
  2. [2]https://www.fec.gov/data/filings/?candidate_id=S6NE00129Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-05-09
  3. [3]https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/registering-candidate/Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-05-09

Sourced facts

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Legal name
RICKETTS, PETE
Source: FECLast verified
Party
Republican
Source: FECLast verified
Office sought
U.S. Senate
Source: FECLast verified
State
Nebraska
Source: FECLast verified
Incumbency
Incumbent
Source: FECLast verified
FEC candidate ID
S6NE00129
Source: FECLast verified

Campaign financials

Aggregated FEC totals for the 2026cycle. Each row links back to the candidate's filing on FEC.gov.

Total receipts
$4,866,649
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Total disbursements
$4,281,084
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Cash on hand
$1,072,535
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Debts owed
$0
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Individual contributions
$1,753,452
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
PAC contributions
$1,315,603
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Party transfers
$62,000
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Self-financing
$45,888
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified

Totals as of . View filing on FEC.gov →

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Issue positions

RICKETTS, PETE's stance on each of the issues we track. Sourced rows are derived from federal roll-call voting records; candidate-stated rows come from the claimed page.

Economy & jobs: Supports
Voted YES on Foreign aid + border security supplemental cloture (Senate, H.R. 815, Apr 2024) — emergency Ukraine + Israel + Indo-Pacific supplemental. (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Healthcare: Opposes
Voted YES on Medicaid work-requirements provision (119th budget reconciliation). (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Immigration: Mixed
Mixed voting record on key votes: 1 support / 1 oppose across 2 tallied votes.
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Climate & environment: Opposes
Voted YES on CRA disapproving EPA vehicle-emissions rule (Senate, 118th). (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Education: Opposes
Voted YES on CRA disapproving SAVE student-loan repayment plan (Senate, 118th, on H.J.Res 88). (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Gun policy: Opposes
Voted YES on CRA disapproving ATF pistol-brace rule (Senate, 118th). (2023).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Abortion & reproductive rights: Opposes
Voted NO on Right to Contraception Act (S. 4381, 118th) cloture. (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Criminal justice & policing: Opposes
Voted YES on HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, 119th) Senate final passage — permanent Schedule I for fentanyl analogues. (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Housing: No public position
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Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Foreign policy & national security: Supports
Voted YES on FISA Section 702 reauthorization Senate cloture (118th). YES = support continued Sec. 702 surveillance authority. (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Tax policy: Opposes
Voted YES on TCJA individual-rate extension (119th). (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Voting rights & election integrity: No public position
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Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Technology & AI policy: Opposes
Voted NO on Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act Senate component (118th). (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Trade: Opposes
Voted NO on S.J.Res. 88 (119th) — terminate national emergency declared to impose global tariffs. (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Government accountability & ethics: No public position
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Source: Voting RecordLast verified

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