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Pete Ricketts
Candidate · 2026 midterms

Pete Ricketts

Nebraska's primary was on May 12, 2026. We have not loaded the result yet. Pete Ricketts has raised $9.3M.

REPUS Senate, NebraskaChallenger
What is in this fileChecked 2026-07-30
Money
Complete
FEC filings for the 2026 cycle
Background and ties
Complete
Sourced public records
Photo
Complete
Licensed image on file
Voting record
Not applicable
Has never held this seat
Primary result
Missing
Primary passed; result not loaded
File — The race

US Senate, Nebraska

Both sides of the seat, and what each has raised so far this cycle.

Primary · May 12, 2026$15M raised by the top two
DO
Dan Osborn
$5.7M raised
vs
PR
Pete Ricketts
$9.3M raised
$9.3M
Raised
$6.9M
Cash on hand
24%
From individuals
4
Others on the ballot
File — Quick answers

What people ask about Pete Ricketts

Held office before?
Yes. Sourced background is loaded below.
Raised so far
$9.3M, from FEC filings.
Running against
Dan Osborn, with $5.7M raised.
Currently in office?
No. This page is for a candidate who holds no office.
When people vote
Primary May 12, 2026. General November 3, 2026.
File — Ties

Family, money and earlier runs

Each line states the sourced relationship and stops there.

Family
father of Joe Ricketts [source]
Family
sibling of Laura Ricketts [source]
Family
sibling of Thomas S. Ricketts [source]
Family
sibling of Todd Ricketts [source]
File — Where the money came from

$9.3M raised

The FEC reports a candidate's totals by source. Donor names are not loaded for this page.

Individuals $2.2MPACs $1.6MParty $62K
Named donors are not available for this candidate. Itemized donor names are matched to people who hold or have held office.
File — Background

senate_candidate Pete Ricketts, NE

Born August 19, 1964.

Studied at
University of Chicago · Booth School of Business [wikidata]
Before office
2009-2019Chicago Cubslast job before office
2007-2013Platte Institute for Economic Research
2007-2013American Enterprise Institute
1993-2006TD Ameritrade

1 employer held back.

Family money
father · sourced role
Joe Ricketts [source]

John Joseph Ricketts is an American businessman. He is the founder, former CEO and former chair of TD Ameritrade. He has an estimated net worth of US$4.1 billion as of 2024, according to Forbes. He has pursued a variety of other business ventures including DNAinfo.com, High Plains Bison, The Lodge at Jackson Fork, and The American Film Company. Ricketts also engages in philanthropy through The Ricketts Art Foundation, Opportunity Education Foundation, The Cloisters on the Platte Foundation, and The Ricketts Conservation Foundation. He and his family have been the owners of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball since October 2009.

sibling · sourced role
Laura Ricketts [source]

Laura Marie Ricketts is an American political activist and former attorney who is co-owner of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Stars Football Club. Ricketts is also a board member of Lambda Legal and the Housing Opportunities for Women organization. Ricketts's ownership stake in the Cubs makes her the first openly gay owner of a major-league sports franchise.

sibling · sourced role
Thomas S. Ricketts [source]

Thomas Stuart Ricketts is an American businessman and executive who is the chair of the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball (MLB). and chair, co-founder, and former CEO of Incapital LLC, a firm that provides securities firms and individual investors more efficient access to corporate bonds. Together with his sister Laura and brother Todd, the Ricketts siblings are the board of directors for the Cubs. He is the son of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation founder J. Joseph Ricketts. Joe Ricketts had a net worth of US$2.3 billion as of 2018 according to Forbes.

sibling · sourced role
Todd Ricketts [source]

Todd Matthew Ricketts is an American businessman and politician who is a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, a former member of Charles Schwab & Co. board of directors, and a former Republican National Committee Finance Chair.