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U.S. Senator from Nebraska

Pete Ricketts

Republican · Nebraska

Former Governor of Nebraska and heir to TD Ameritrade fortune, appointed in 2023. Focus on fiscal responsibility, agriculture, and conservative social values.

Record

Staunch fiscal conservative and businessman. Former governor who cut state taxes and regulations. Focus on agricultural trade, energy production, and anti-regulatory agenda.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.4836 — SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • S.4839 — Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • S.4714 — FENCE Act (Introduced, Jun 9, 2026)
  • S.4709 — UNLOCK AUKUS Act (Introduced, Jun 8, 2026)
  • S.4560 — MARKET Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • S.4517 — Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • S.4464 — FAIR Labels Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • S.4397 — Sound Science Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)

Notable votes

  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.2544 — GUARD Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5175 — A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to address third party transfers of certain defense articles for Ukraine, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.5179 — A bill to clarify that for purposes of Federal nondiscrimination requirements applicable to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance, discrimination prohibited under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is based on the biological reality of sex. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.2955 — Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5063 — FIRST Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • S.5092 — RAAM Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • S.3101 — SAFE KIDS Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • S.4952 — Protecting American Taxpayers Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)

Voting analysis

Pete Ricketts is recorded against his conference ten times, and nine of those are votes of no. He is very nearly never the senator crossing to support something; he is the senator declining what his side wants.

4.6%
Votes against the Republican majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
34 of 51
Rank among Senate Republicans, most defections first

Amendments down, bills down

Seven are amendments from Republican colleagues — one senator's three times over, three others once each — which the chamber rejected with him among those rejecting. Three are completed bills: a continuing appropriations measure, an appropriations package, and one measure that was defeated outright on the floor. The single exception is an amendment he supported and lost.

Voting down a colleague's amendment is not the same act as voting against a bill, but doing both consistently describes a member who is a hard vote to win rather than a swing one.

All 10 roll calls where Pete Ricketts voted against the Senate Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R. 7148
Paul Amdt. No. 4272
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272 to H.R. 7148 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 1968
Paul Amdt. No. 1266
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1266 to H.R. 1968 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Mar 14, 2025Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Crapo Amdt. No. 3331
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3331 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Cruz Amdt. No. 3360
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3360 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
Paul Amdt. No. 3352
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3352 to H.R. 82 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Dec 20, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 9747
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 9747 · roll call 118		Sep 25, 2024Bill PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 662
H.R. 662, as amended
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 662 · roll call 118		Nov 1, 2023Bill DefeatedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 4366
H.R. 4366, as amended
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4366 · roll call 118		Nov 1, 2023Bill PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 4366
Paul Amdt. No. 1347
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1347 to S.Amdt. 1092 to H.R. 4366 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Nov 1, 2023Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 4366
Paul Amdt. No. 1217
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1217 to S.Amdt. 1092 to H.R. 4366 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Nov 1, 2023Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)

Above the Nebraska average

Nebraska's two Republican senators sit apart on this measure, with Ricketts the more frequent departer of them.

Among the 2 Republicans in the Nebraska delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.9%. Pete Ricketts is above that average at 4.6%.

What he legislates on

He chairs subcommittees on fisheries, wildlife and water, and on East Asia and cybersecurity policy. Agriculture leads the classification. The bills include food assistance staffing flexibility, bank and financial technology partnerships, a border measure, an act on a trilateral security partnership, and a market bill.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Pete Ricketts's cluster into: Agriculture and Food (4), Finance and Financial Sector (2), Environmental Protection (1), International Affairs (1).

138
Bills sponsored
756
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Appointed to the seat in the middle of this decade after serving as governor, he sits mid-scale. He is rarely absent.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Pete Ricketts falls in the mid cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Pete Ricketts has 138 bills sponsored, 756 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

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 Water (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation

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