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Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle

Who's Funding Pete Ricketts?

By GovMoneyGraph Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska

Pete Ricketts’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska has reported raising $14,546,959 through October 14, 2026. That includes $2,538,857 (17%) in itemized individual contributions, $322,651 (2.2%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less, $1,974,381 from PACs, party and other committees and $7,296,348 from the candidate in contributions and loans. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.

At a glance

Total raised$14,546,959January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026

Where the money came from
SourceAmountShare
The candidate’s own money$7,296,34850%
Individuals giving over $200$2,538,85717%
Transfers from joint fundraising and other authorized committees$2,334,89416%
PACs and other committees$1,912,38113%
Individuals giving $200 or less$322,6512.2%
Party committees$62,0000.4%
Other receipts$79,8290.5%

The leader in each category

Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle

Top individual contributors

The largest individual contributor to Ricketts’s campaign is Edward Levy, Jr., who gave $21,000 across 8 contributions. Tom Dinsdale gave $14,000.

Ricketts’s top individual contributors

  1. Edward Levy, Jr.$21K8 contributions
  2. Tom Dinsdale$14K1 contribution
  3. William Haslam$14K2 contributions
  4. Linda Hofer$14K2 contributions
  5. Andrew Keys$14K2 contributions
  6. Dan Mathisen$14K1 contribution
  7. Nicholas Morgan$14K1 contribution
  8. Owen Palm$11K2 contributions
  9. Scott Knobbe$10K1 contribution
  10. David Mayer$10K1 contribution
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Top committee contributors

PACs, party committees and other committees gave $2,607,440 in itemized contributions. The largest is PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND, at $1,852,465 across 32 contributions. NRSC VICTORY follows with $198,038. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.

Ricketts’s top committee contributors

  1. PETE RICKETTS VICTORY FUND$1.9M32 contributions
  2. NRSC VICTORY$198K12 contributions
  3. ONE TEAM SENATE MAJORITY$126.6K15 contributions
  4. 2026 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE$71.5K3 contributions
  5. 2025 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE$66.3K4 contributions
  6. RICKETTS-SCHMITT VICTORY FUND$19.9K2 contributions
  7. AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  8. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  9. AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,0001 contribution
  10. ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY - ADM PAC$5,0001 contribution
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Top employers

The leading named employer is Pearson & Associates: contributors who work there gave $127,299 across 181 contributions. HOLTZMAN VOGEL, PLLC is next at $38,300. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $393,267 (15% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.

Ricketts’s top employers

  1. Retired$296.7K2,242 contributions
  2. Pearson & Associates$127.3K181 contributions
  3. Self-employed$64.6K79 contributions
  4. HOLTZMAN VOGEL, PLLC$38.3K13 contributions
  5. Homemaker$32K14 contributions
  6. BP p.l.c.$24.2K14 contributions
  7. MARQUIS MANAGEMENT, INC.$19.5K7 contributions
  8. Apollo Global Management$19.3K6 contributions
  9. Alphabet/Google$18.5K6 contributions
  10. Coin Base$17.5K4 contributions
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Top occupations

Among named occupations, contributors listing “Chief Executive Officer” gave the most: $412,480 across 159 contributions. “President” follows at $268,887. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $412,556 (16% of itemized individual dollars).

Ricketts’s top occupations

  1. Retired$412.6K2,428 contributions
  2. Chief Executive Officer$412.5K159 contributions
  3. President$268.9K107 contributions
  4. Attorney$163.8K81 contributions
  5. Real Estate$131.8K187 contributions
  6. Owner$117.6K55 contributions
  7. Vice President$87.7K42 contributions
  8. Manager$74.2K37 contributions
  9. Consultant$71K55 contributions
  10. Founder$51K15 contributions
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Top industries

Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $290,100 (11% of itemized individual dollars). Legal & Professional Services follows with $194,300. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $400,267 (16% of itemized individual dollars).

Ricketts’s top industries

  1. Retired$300.2K2,243 contributions
  2. Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$290.1K100 contributions
  3. Legal & Professional Services$194.3K86 contributions
  4. Government Relations and Lobbying Services$171.5K235 contributions
  5. Self-Employed & Freelance$64.6K79 contributions
  6. Energy, Utilities & Mining$52.4K34 contributions
  7. Manufacturing & Industrial$51K21 contributions
  8. Technology & Communications$50.5K18 contributions
  9. Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$40.4K48 contributions
  10. Homemaker$35.5K15 contributions
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Top states

Nebraska contributors gave the most, $753,330 (30% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Ricketts is running in; 70% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.

Ricketts’s top states

  1. Nebraska$753.3K527 contributions
  2. Texas$198.2K415 contributions
  3. New York$186.1K99 contributions
  4. Florida$158.9K558 contributions
  5. Virginia$121.6K142 contributions
  6. Michigan$117.1K57 contributions
  7. California$97.7K512 contributions
  8. Illinois$87.7K124 contributions
  9. Connecticut$81.5K44 contributions
  10. Arizona$76.1K83 contributions
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About the data

Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by Pete Ricketts. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.

Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.

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