Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts is a Republican U.S. senator for Nebraska.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- Nebraska
- Seat or institution
- Nebraska · Senate Class 2
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Republican. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): salesman; Chicago environmental consultant; president and chief operating officer, Ameritrade, 1993-2006; co-founder, director and president, Platte Institute for Economic Research, 2007-13; co-owner, Chicago Cubs baseball team, 2009-present; governor, Nebraska, 2015-23; appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 12, 2023, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Benjamin Sasse, January 23, 2023.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Economic Policy | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Environment and Public Works | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife | subcommittee | Chairman |
| Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Foreign Relations | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy | subcommittee | Chairman |
| Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on the Budget | standing | member |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 9482
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