Pete Ricketts
John Peter "Pete" Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American politician and businessman who is the United States Senator from Nebraska since 2023. He was the 40th Governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023. He was the former Chief Operating Officer of Ameritrade.[1]
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| United States Senator from Nebraska | |
| Assumed office January 23, 2023 Serving with Deb Fischer | |
| Preceded by | Ben Sasse |
| 40th Governor of Nebraska | |
| In office January 8, 2015 – January 5, 2023 | |
| Lieutenant | Mike Foley |
| Preceded by | Dave Heineman |
| Succeeded by | Jim Pillen |
| Chair of the Republican Governors Association | |
| In office November 19, 2021 – November 17, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Ducey |
| Succeeded by | Kim Reynolds |
| In office November 29, 2018 – November 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Haslam |
| Succeeded by | Greg Abbott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Peter Ricketts 19 August 1964 (aged 61) Nebraska City, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susanne Shore
(m. 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Joe Ricketts (father) |
| Relatives | Thomas S. Ricketts (brother) Laura Ricketts (sister) Todd Ricketts (brother) |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA, MBA) |
| Website | Senate website |
He was the Republican nominee for the 2006 U.S. Senate race in Nebraska,[2] which he lost to then incumbent Ben Nelson. He ran for Governor of Nebraska in the 2014 election, this time defeating the Democratic nominee, Chuck Hassebrook. He was inaugurated as Governor in January 2015.
In January 2023, Governor Jim Pillen picked Ricketts to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Ben Sasse.[3]
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Pete Ricketts, 2014 candidate for governor of Nebraska; photographed at Buffalo County Republican Party candidate night, held in Kearney on the evening of November 4, 2013.
Ricketts campaigning for governor with a crowd of supporters, July 2014
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Ricketts speaking at CPAC, February 2017
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Ricketts speaking at CPAC, February 2018
Ricketts with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in 2019
Ricketts during a meeting in 2021
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Ricketts with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in December 2023
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References
- ↑ Cordes, Henry J. (March 19, 2006). For Ricketts, it's about earning what you get. Omaha World Herald. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1673&u_sid=2136058&u_rnd=5261989. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
- ↑ Cordes, Henry J. (May 10, 2006). High-spending race for Senate ahead. Omaha World Herald. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1673&u_sid=2166938. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
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