Pete Ricketts

Senator · NE

RepublicanCurrent memberServed 2023–presentAge 62

Campaign fundraising

Senate · NE

Raised, 2025–26

$14.55M

Spent

$13.82M

Cash on hand

$1.22M

Reported through

Oct 14, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2023–24	$5,876,228.08
2025–26	$14,546,959.40

2026 race · NE Senate

Pete Ricketts · R · Incumbent$14.55M
Dan Osborn · I · Challenger$11.03M
Cindy Burbank · DE · Challenger$49K
Mike Marvin · OTH · Challenger$28K
William Forbes · D · Challenger$1,000
Charles Conboy · OTH · Challenger$0

Total receipts for the whole 2026 election period. 6 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE; cycles since 2023–24; updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2025–26 2023–24 2013–14

PAC contributions

2023–24

From committees

$1.52M

Net of refunds

Committees

306

Contributions

577

By type of committee

All Corporate$587K · 39%Trade association$400K · 26%Leadership PAC$271K · 18%Ideological / issue$146K · 10%Membership org$80,450 · 5%Labor union$21,000 · 1%Cooperative$11,000 · 1%Candidate committee$2,000 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
2024 Thune Republican Senate VictoryIdeological / issue	—	—	4	$27,600
Dirigo PACLeadership PAC	—	—	4	$20,000
Common Values PACLeadership PAC	Barrasso	—	4	$20,000
True North PACLeadership PAC	Sullivan	—	4	$20,000
Steer PACLeadership PAC	—	—	4	$20,000
Defend Our Conservative Senate PAC (Doc's PAC)Leadership PAC	—	—	3	$15,000
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade association	National Association of Home Builders	—	2	$10,000
American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association	American Bankers Association (ABA)	—	5	$10,000
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade association	National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors	—	3	$10,000
America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc.Trade association	Credit Union National Association, Inc.	—	2	$10,000
Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government FundCorporate	NSCNorfolk Southern Corp.	—	2	$10,000
Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporate	UNPUnion Pacific Corp.	1 trade	2	$10,000
American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade association	American Council of Engineering Companies	—	3	$10,000
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (INSURPAC)Trade association	Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc.	—	3	$10,000
National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC)Trade association	National Cattlemen's Beef Association	—	6	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	National Association of Realtors	—	3	$10,000
Aflac Political Action Committee (Aflac PAC)Corporate	AFLAflac Inc.	—	4	$10,000
Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron CorporationCorporate	CVXChevron Corp.	—	3	$10,000
Energy Marketers of America Small Business Committee PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Trade association	—	—	5	$10,000
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers Political Action CommitteeMembership org	Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers	—	4	$10,000
United Parcel Service, Inc. PAC (UPSPAC)Corporate	UPSUnited Parcel Service Inc.	—	4	$10,000
Nextera Energy, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporate	NEENextera Energy Inc.	—	4	$10,000
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembership org	American Institute of Certified Public Accountants	—	2	$10,000
Archer Daniels Midland Company - Adm PACCorporate	ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co	—	4	$10,000
Natso Inc. Natso PACTrade association	—	—	2	$10,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to Pete Ricketts's campaign committees in the 2023–24 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2023–24 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$30,955

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	$16,538	—
National Right to Life Victory FundSuper PAC	$9,035	—
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory FundMembership org	$5,382	—

3 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against Pete Ricketts in the 2023–24 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 2, 2026. No individual donor data.