Pete Ricketts, 2026 federal candidate
2026 federal candidate · official FEC data

Pete Ricketts

Campaign donations, fundraising, spending, and cash on hand from the latest included Federal Election Commission filings.

U.S. Senate — NebraskaREPIncumbentFEC S6NE00129
Direct answer · 2025–2026 cycle

How much has Pete Ricketts raised?

$11,233,506.70 in total campaign receipts.

$2,224,229.78 is reported as individual contributions. Total receipts can also include transfers, offsets, loans, and other FEC receipt categories, so it is broader than donations alone.

Total receipts$11,233,507
Total spending$4,809,506
Cash on hand$6,910,970

Official sourceFederal Election Commission · data through .

PERMANENT PERSON IDENTITY

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Office soughtU.S. Senate · NEFederal Election Commission
Filing classificationIncumbentFEC candidate master
Current public officeU.S. Senator — Nebraska (Class 2)Permanent office record →
Campaign websiteNot listed in a connected official sourceCoverage gap
Experience and education

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HousingNo sourced public position located.

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Economy & taxesNo sourced public position located.

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EducationNo sourced public position located.

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Public safetyNo sourced public position located.

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ImmigrationNo sourced public position located.

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Health careNo sourced public position located.

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TransportationNo sourced public position located.

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Energy & climateNo sourced public position located.

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AbortionNo sourced public position located.

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Endorsements

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No sourced public endorsements located.

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Filing-driven activity & election calendar

Pete Ricketts 2026 timeline

REAL DATES

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Scheduled primary election

Congressional primary date listed in the FEC's 2026 calendar.

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Latest included campaign summary

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Latest included PAC or party transaction

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Latest included independent expenditure

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Federal general election

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Campaign money

Pete Ricketts campaign finance details

FEC BULK DATA
2025–2026 federal-cycle totals through June 30, 2026.
MetricReported amountWhat it means
Total receipts$11,233,506.70All campaign receipts reported in the FEC summary, not only individual donations.
Individual contributions$2,224,229.78Contributions reported in the FEC individual-contribution category.
Candidate contributions$5,295,887.54Contributions from the candidate in the summary record.
Total disbursements$4,809,505.91Campaign spending and other disbursements reported for the cycle.
Cash on hand$6,910,969.90Reported campaign cash remaining at the end of the covered period.
Debts owed by campaign$0.00Outstanding debts the campaign reported owing.
Net cash after reported debt$6,910,969.90Election.org calculation: cash on hand minus debts owed by the campaign.

Dollar amounts preserve the cents in the FEC record. These figures are campaign-finance totals, not personal wealth, polling, odds, endorsements, or Election.org scores. “Not reported” means the current bulk file contains no summary; it does not mean zero.

Who gave · who spent · what the filing says

PAC contributions and outside spending involving Pete Ricketts

FEC ITEMIZED DATA

Direct campaign support and independent spending are not combined. Support and opposition below are the positions reported by the spender to the Federal Election Commission.

Direct committee contributions$1,393,028.00478 transactions
Coordinated party spending$0.000 transactions
Independent spending to support$769,291.676 transactions
Independent spending to oppose$746,880.0722 transactions
Direct contribution

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Coordinated party expenditure

Party spending reported in the FEC’s coordinated-expenditure category. It is separate from a direct contribution.

Independent expenditure

Outside spending expressly supporting or opposing a candidate. By definition, it is not made in coordination with the candidate or party.

Federal committees reporting direct contributions

NRSC1 itemized transaction · latest Aug 27, 2025
$62,000.00FEC filing ↗
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE3 itemized transactions · latest Mar 30, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
ALABAMA FIRST PAC2 itemized transactions · latest Jun 25, 2025
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
ALAMO PAC2 itemized transactions · latest May 1, 2025
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE5 itemized transactions · latest Feb 18, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC4 itemized transactions · latest Jun 29, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)2 itemized transactions · latest May 5, 2025
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC2 itemized transactions · latest Mar 18, 2026
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC2 itemized transactions · latest May 22, 2025
$10,000.00FEC filing ↗

Outside spenders reporting support or opposition

opposeWORKING CLASS MAJORITY PAC, INC22 itemized transactions · latest Aug 21, 2026
$746,880.07FEC filing ↗
supportFELLOWSHIP PAC1 itemized transaction · latest May 4, 2026
$350,000.00FEC filing ↗
supportDEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC3 itemized transactions · latest Feb 13, 2026
$262,625.00FEC filing ↗
supportSLF PAC2 itemized transactions · latest Mar 31, 2026
$156,666.67FEC filing ↗
SPONSOR-LEVEL SOURCE ROWS28 reported communication-spending records

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Source: FEC contributions-from-committees-to-candidates and independent-expenditure bulk files, checked Aug 24, 2026. Committee transactions retain only the latest filing version for stable transaction IDs. Independent-expenditure rows from superseded filings are removed through the FEC previous-filing chain. Memo entries remain included because the FEC bulk-file documentation instructs analysts to include them.

Money graph · dates, geography, and operating expenditures

How money moved through Pete Ricketts

FEC ITEMIZED FILES

These panels show privacy-thresholded itemized individual-receipt activity and amendment-normalized operating expenditures. They are descriptive slices of filings—not a complete substitute for the official financial summary.

Itemized individual receipt activity over time

Monthly transaction activity from the FEC individual-contributions file. Current-cycle files can contain earlier-dated transactions; signed amendments, refunds, reattributions, and memo entries remain in the source-defined analysis.

18 months

Where itemized contributor addresses were reported

State is taken from the contributor address on the FEC row. It does not prove residence, citizenship, employer location, or the ultimate economic source of funds.

67.7% outside Nebraska
Nebraska290 distinct reported contributors · 430 rows$617,995.0032.3%
Texas56 distinct reported contributors · 187 rows$153,637.008.0%
New York35 distinct reported contributors · 67 rows$145,607.007.6%
Virginia57 distinct reported contributors · 85 rows$103,342.005.4%
Michigan35 distinct reported contributors · 49 rows$102,550.005.4%
California41 distinct reported contributors · 236 rows$83,196.004.3%
Florida37 distinct reported contributors · 171 rows$76,800.004.0%
Connecticut28 distinct reported contributors · 43 rows$70,631.003.7%
Illinois23 distinct reported contributors · 86 rows$69,571.003.6%
Arizona24 distinct reported contributors · 70 rows$68,304.003.6%
District of Columbia45 distinct reported contributors · 53 rows$64,300.003.4%
Missouri18 distinct reported contributors · 18 rows$45,000.002.4%

Only committee/state groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published. The percentages use only the displayed dataset’s publishable, state-coded itemized rows; they are not a percentage of all campaign receipts.

Reported operating-expenditure categories

FEC filer-selected categories from Schedule B operating expenditures. Memo-code X rows are excluded because the FEC says they are not included in the itemization total.

3 published categories
Category not reported720 current organization-payment rows$4,194,234.50
Solicitation and Fundraising Expenses3 current organization-payment rows$94,738.90
Administrative/Salary/Overhead Expenses4 current organization-payment rows$13,397.72

Top organization payees in operating expenditures

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Axmedia16 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-24
$2,169,797.00
Axiom Strategies33 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-01
$274,905.56
Jbest And Company30 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-26
$209,314.00
Fundraising Incorporated26 current itemized payments · latest 2026-04-22
$167,530.06
Socko Strategies LLC9 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-25
$146,718.49
Adp45 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-26
$143,468.70
Prosper Group17 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-15
$141,275.21
Crosby Ottenhoff Group11 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-25
$139,056.85
Wpa Intelligence3 current itemized payments · latest 2025-07-03
$133,336.00
Madison Mcqueen LLC2 current itemized payments · latest 2025-12-22
$94,624.00
Remington Research Group5 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-24
$84,944.63
Lex Politica PLLC12 current itemized payments · latest 2026-05-15
$79,553.25
Rockwell Solutions4 current itemized payments · latest 2026-02-16
$76,775.00
Dataoptix3 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-24
$43,126.00
Davenport Properties LLC18 current itemized payments · latest 2026-06-26
$34,747.39

Source: FEC operating expenditures bulk file, checked 2026-08-24. These totals cover published current organization-payment rows after amendment normalization and are not equivalent to the committee’s total disbursements.

Aggregated individual giving · privacy threshold applied

Reported employers among contributors to Pete Ricketts

FEC SCHEDULE A
This is not company money.

These totals combine itemized contributions from individuals who reported the same employer. They do not show that the employer directed, funded, or endorsed any contribution.

Pearson And Associates72 distinct reported contributors · 184 current itemized transactions
$130,149.00
Holtzman Vogel PLLC12 distinct reported contributors · 13 current itemized transactions
$38,300.00
Bp11 distinct reported contributors · 14 current itemized transactions
$24,200.00
Marquis Management Incorporated5 distinct reported contributors · 7 current itemized transactions
$19,500.00
Google6 distinct reported contributors · 6 current itemized transactions
$18,500.00
Dci Group6 distinct reported contributors · 6 current itemized transactions
$14,500.00
S 3 Group20 distinct reported contributors · 21 current itemized transactions
$14,200.00

Only employer/recipient groups with at least 5 distinct reported contributors are published, with at most 50 groups per recipient committee. Individual names and addresses are not included. Totals are net current-file amounts after amendment normalization and may include refunds, reattributions, or memo entries.

Transparent calculations

What the reported totals show

19.8%Individual-contribution shareIndividual contributions ÷ total receipts
42.8%Spending-to-receipts ratioTotal disbursements ÷ total receipts
$6,910,969.90Net cash after debtCash on hand − debts owed by campaign

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Official record

Candidate filing details

2026 CYCLE
Candidate
Pete Ricketts
Office sought
U.S. Senate — Nebraska
Party affiliation
REP
Incumbency
Incumbent
Candidate status
Current candidate
Principal committee
PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE
FEC candidate ID
S6NE00129
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