Pete Ricketts

Republican · Senator, NE

Raised, 2021–2026
$20.4M
From PACs & committees
$845.5K
Top sector
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Outside spending for
$826.7K
Outside spending against
$4.9M

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$14.5M
2023–24
$5.9M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$2,861,507$1,912,381$9,773,071$14,546,959
2024$1,698,881$1,384,794$2,792,553$5,876,228

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.S6NE00129

PAC money by sector

  1. $533.5K
  2. $512.8K
  3. $255.3K
  4. $211K
  5. $165.1K
  6. $150.4K
  7. $133.5K
  8. $120.5K
  9. $87.6K
  10. $53.5K
  11. $43.8K
  12. $39.5K
  13. $30K
  14. $23K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 3,911 itemized donations ($3.5M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $2M
  2. $539.6K
  3. Retired
    $216K
  4. $176.7K
  5. $138.7K
  6. $100.8K
  7. $82.3K
  8. $59.4K
  9. $53.7K
  10. $42.3K
  11. $34.3K
  12. Not employed
    $31.3K
  13. $28.1K
  14. $500

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Pearson & Associates
    $292.5K
  2. Holtzman Vogel, Pllc
    $116K
  3. S-3 Group
    $102.4K
  4. Marquis Management, Inc.
    $59.1K
  5. Bp
    $47.8K
  6. $32.4K
  7. Windquest Group
    $27.2K
  8. $24.5K
  9. $23.3K
  10. Dvorak Law Group
    $22.8K
  11. Edw. C. Levy Co.
    $22.6K
  12. State of Nebraska
    $20.9K
  13. Reyes Holdings
    $19.8K
  14. Kirkland and Ellis
    $18.9K
  15. Apollo Global Management
    $18.8K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Pete Ricketts.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Nebraska Values PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$3.4M
Working Class Majority PAC, Inc
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$1.5M
Fellowship PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$350K–
Defending Our Values PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$274.5K–
Slf PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$156.7K–
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee
PAC
$16.5K–
Club for Growth PAC
PAC
$14.6K–
National Right to Life Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$9K–
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund
PAC
$5.4K–
Neighbor Voices PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$440
Indigo PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$431
Building Together
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$290

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. Pearson & Associatesemployees $292.5K
    $292.5K
  2. Holtzman Vogel, Pllcemployees $116K
    $116K
  3. S-3 Groupemployees $102.4K
    $102.4K
  4. NrscPAC $62K
    $62K
  5. Marquis Management, Inc.employees $59.1K
    $59.1K
  6. Bpemployees $47.8K
    $47.8K
  7. Bunge North America (East) IncPAC $12.5K · employees $32.4K
    $44.9K
  8. GooglePAC $17.5K · employees $23.3K
    $40.8K
  9. Microsoft CorpPAC $16K · employees $13.6K
    $29.6K
  10. Windquest Groupemployees $27.2K
    $27.2K
  11. National Restaurant AssociationPAC $15K · employees $11.6K
    $26.6K
  12. Deloitte LLPPAC $1K · employees $24.5K
    $25.5K
  13. $25K
  14. Dvorak Law Groupemployees $22.8K
    $22.8K
  15. Edw. C. Levy Co.employees $22.6K
    $22.6K

Top PACs

  1. NrscParty committee
    $62K
  2. $25K
  3. $20K
  4. $20K
  5. Steer PACLeadership PAC
    $20K
  6. $20K
  7. Freedom FundLeadership PAC
    $20K
  8. $20K
  9. $20K
  10. $19K
  11. $19K
  12. $17.5K
  13. $17.5K
  14. $17.5K
  15. $17.5K