RepublicanPete Ricketts
U.S. Senator · Nebraska
U.S. Senator from Nebraska
12 tracked promises, 7 rated
Nebraska
Represents Nebraska statewide
Inferred legislative agendas
Pete Ricketts' record shows a concentration on national security, agriculture, and energy issues, as evidenced by sponsored bills such as the PLOT Act aimed at combating foreign ownership of American farmland and the MATCH Act to tighten export controls on semiconductor manufacturing. His committee memberships, particularly in Banking and Environment, further reflect a focus on economic and environmental policies. Focus areas (from the record): National Security · Agriculture · Energy · Economic Policy · Government Efficiency Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. Ricketts' sponsored bills and committee work correspond with his declared positions on national security and agriculture, such as the PLOT Act and the MATCH Act. His legislative efforts include aspects related to government efficiency and economic policies. What this can't tell you: The record does not provide information on the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their impact; There is no information on Ricketts' engagement in unlogged activities or informal efforts; The absence of statements limits insight into his public communication and rationale behind his legislative actions. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Pete Ricketts has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2024–2027 term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Pete Ricketts has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.
Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Monthly voting activity
- Yea
- Nay
- Total
Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.
Vote attendance
Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Independence
How often they break with their party’s majority — neither good nor bad, just the record.
Most recent roll-call votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$232K6%
- Large individual (itemized)$2.0M52%
- PAC / committee$1.6M42%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Economic PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Financial Institutions and Consumer ProtectionOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — National Security and International Trade and FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Fisheries, Wildlife, and WaterOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Transportation and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security CooperationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International DevelopmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the BudgetOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+67 · based on 7 rated promises
- Attempted 1
- Partial 3
- Fully Kept 3
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2023 · 7 rated promisesThe line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.
| Date | Integrity Score |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 50 |
| Jul 2026 | 74 |
| Jul 2026 | 61 |
| Jul 2026 | 59 |
| Jul 2026 | 66 |
| Jul 2026 | 64 |
| Jul 2026 | 67 |
| Jan 2027 | 67 (current, held from last rating) |
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept7
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
12 promises across 11 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Taxes2
- Agriculture1
- Agriculture / China1
- Economy1
- Energy1
- Federal spending1
- Government efficiency1
- Government waste1
- Immigration / border security1
- National security / research1
- Trade / national security1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)12100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
12 tracked promises
“Fix the broken congressional appropriations process and get federal spending under control.”
“Make securing the southern border his top priority as senator.”
“Fight to enact a Farm Bill that includes a robust crop insurance program, expanded trade opportunities, and conservation programs.”
“Work to unleash domestic energy production and cut energy costs.”
“Fight to deliver tax relief aimed at helping working families make ends meet.”
“Advance the FORTIFY U.S. Research Act (with Sen. Marco Rubio) to end China's access to American taxpayer-funded research.”
“Push to restore Trump-era pro-growth economic policies.”
“Work with the President and administration to codify the 2017 Trump tax cuts into permanent federal law.”
“Introduce the bipartisan MATCH Act (with Sen. Andy Kim) to tighten U.S. export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment vs. China.”
“Advance his PLOT Act to combat Chinese ownership of American farmland by strengthening USDA foreign ag-land reporting.”
“Advance his bipartisan Improper Payments Transparency Act (with Sen. Jacky Rosen) to expose federal improper payments and cut waste.”
“Keep working to save taxpayer dollars and make the federal government work better.”
Verified record
91 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $4,866,649, spent $4,281,084, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4839: Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4836: SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act of 2026 ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4714: FENCE Act ↗Jun 9, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 760: A resolution recognizing the United States-Philippines alliance on the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the 75th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines, and the 10th anniversary of the landmark arbitral award upholding Manila's sovereignty against escalating aggression and lawfare by the People's Republic of China in the South China Sea. ↗Jun 8, 2026
- Sponsored S 4709: UNLOCK AUKUS Act ↗Jun 8, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 747: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "Renewable Fuels Month" to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in lowering fuel prices for consumers, lessening reliance on foreign adversaries, supporting rural communities, and reducing carbon impacts. ↗May 21, 2026
- Sponsored S 4560: MARKET Act of 2026 ↗May 19, 2026
- Sponsored S 4517: Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act ↗May 13, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 711: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "National Beef Month" to recognize the important role cattle play in the United States, and to consumers. ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored S 4464: FAIR Labels Act of 2026 ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored S 4397: Sound Science Act of 2026 ↗Apr 27, 2026
- Sponsored S 4281: Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act ↗Apr 13, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 91 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 890
- Yea
- 650
- Nay
- 231
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 9
Full voting record
890 votes- S5271Yea
- PN1078Yea
- PN1078Yea
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Nay
- HR6500Yea
- PN73011Yea
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Nay
- SJRES187Nay
- PN73011Yea
- PN932Yea
- PN932Yea
- HR6500Yea
- SRES817Yea
- SJRES181Nay
- SJRES199Nay
- SRES817Yea
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Positions on record
13 positions on recordThe record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.
- Trade / national securityStated position
Introduce the bipartisan MATCH Act (with Sen. Andy Kim) to tighten U.S. export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment vs. China.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Press Release)· archivedView position & sources → - Agriculture / ChinaStated position
Advance his PLOT Act to combat Chinese ownership of American farmland by strengthening USDA foreign ag-land reporting.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Press Release)· archivedView position & sources → - Government efficiencyStated position
Keep working to save taxpayer dollars and make the federal government work better.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Weekly Column)· archivedView position & sources → - TaxesStated position
Work with the President and administration to codify the 2017 Trump tax cuts into permanent federal law.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Weekly Column)· archivedView position & sources → - Government wasteStated position
Advance his bipartisan Improper Payments Transparency Act (with Sen. Jacky Rosen) to expose federal improper payments and cut waste.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Press Release)· archivedView position & sources → - Federal spendingStated position
Fix the broken congressional appropriations process and get federal spending under control.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Weekly Column)· archivedView position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Work to unleash domestic energy production and cut energy costs.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Weekly Column)· archivedView position & sources → - EconomyStated position
Push to restore Trump-era pro-growth economic policies.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Weekly Column)· archivedView position & sources → - National security / researchStated position
Advance the FORTIFY U.S. Research Act (with Sen. Marco Rubio) to end China's access to American taxpayer-funded research.
SourcesOffice of U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (Press Release)· archivedView position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting NAY on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting NAY on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - AgricultureStated position
Fight to enact a Farm Bill that includes a robust crop insurance program, expanded trade opportunities, and conservation programs.
Sources1011 Now (KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln NE)View position & sources → - Immigration / border securityStated position
Make securing the southern border his top priority as senator.
Sources1011 Now (KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln NE)View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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