Pete Ricketts

Nebraska Senator (appointed by Jim Pillen---Ricketts heavily supported candidate for NE Governor following Ben Sasse's resignation in Jan 2023)

Pete Ricketts is the founder of Drakon, LLC, an investment company in Omaha, NE. He is also director and president of the Platte Institute for Economic Research, Inc. and a board member of ZNRG, Inc. In addition to his work on the board, Ricketts previously served the Company for more than 12 years in a number of executive management roles, most recently as the Company's chief operating officer and vice chairman of the board. He also oversaw areas such as strategy and business development, product development and marketing. Prior to joining the Company, Ricketts worked in environmental and economic consulting and worked for Union Pacific Railroad. He is a member of the Omaha board of the Children's Scholarship Fund, a group that provides educational opportunities to low-income children; a board member for Gambling with the Good Life, an anti-gambling coalition; and a member of the advisory board for the Nebraska Coalition for Ethical Research. Ricketts serves on the advisory board for the University of Chicago School of Business and is an advisory board member for the Alumni Capital Network and the Republican Forum. He is also a member of the Trustees for the American Enterprise Institute, the Community Health Charities of Nebraska state board of directors, the Fund for Omaha committee and the Knights of Columbus. Ricketts holds an M.B.A. in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago, where he also earned his bachelor's degree. Thomas S. Ricketts is the chairman and chief executive officer of Incapital LLC, a company he co-founded in 1999. Incapital is a technologically oriented investment bank focused exclusively on the underwriting and distribution of fixed-income products to individual investors. Incapital underwrites for several major U.S. corporations through its InterNotes® product platform. From 1996 to 1999, Ricketts was a vice president and an investment banker for the brokerage division of ABN AMRO. From 1995 to 1996, he was a vice president at Mesirow Financial. From 1988 to 1994, Ricketts was a market maker on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He holds a bachelor's degree and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Ricketts is the son of J. Joe Ricketts.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Ron Cameron	Peter H Coors, Herman Cain, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Lee Raymond Terry, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Majority Fund, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Greg Ruehle, Senate Conservatives Fund, South Dakota Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Huck PAC, Club For Growth Action, Kelly Ayotte, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse, Ben Sasse for US Senate, Cotton Victory, Greg Gianforte, Don Bacon
Tatnall Lea Hillman	Peter H Coors, John Boehner, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Adrian Smith, John Thune, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Deborah Travis T Honeycutt, Don Stenberg, Republican Majority Fund, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Duane Sand, Greg Ruehle, Senate Conservatives Fund, South Dakota Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Huck PAC, Club For Growth Action, Kelly Ayotte, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Terri Lynn Land, Ben Sasse, Ben Sasse for US Senate, Greg Gianforte, Don Bacon
Richard Uihlein	Peter H Coors, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Deborah Travis T Honeycutt, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Greg Ruehle, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Club For Growth Action, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Josh Mandel, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund, Tom Cotton, USA Super PAC, Terri Lynn Land, Ben Sasse, Cotton Victory, Greg Gianforte, Don Bacon
Larry A Mizel	Peter H Coors, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Thomas William Osborne, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Chuck Hagel, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse, Ben Sasse for US Senate, Cotton Victory, Don Bacon
Giuseppe Cecchi	Herman Cain, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Deborah Travis T Honeycutt, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Heartland Values PAC, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Duane Sand, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Huck PAC, Club For Growth Action, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Kristi Noem, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Terri Lynn Land, Ben Sasse, Don Bacon
David Bockorny	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Mark Steven Kirk, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Adrian Smith, Lee Raymond Terry, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Heartland Values PAC, South Dakota Republican Party, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Chuck Hagel, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Kristi Noem, Todd Young, Jane Norton, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse, Michael O Johanns, Cotton Victory
Paul Singer	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Club For Growth Action, Restore Our Future PAC, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Jane Norton, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, USA Super PAC, Ben Sasse, Don Bacon
Foster Friess	Peter H Coors, Pete Ricketts, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Heartland Values PAC, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Mike Rounds, Jim Gilmore, Cory Gardner, Huck PAC, Club For Growth Action, Restore Our Future PAC, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Kristi Noem, Todd Young, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, USA Super PAC, Ben Sasse, Cotton Victory
Duane R Roberts	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Republican Party of Wisconsin, South Dakota Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Restore Our Future PAC, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Sue Lowden, Tom Cotton, Greg Gianforte, Don Bacon
J Joe Ricketts	Herman Cain, John Boehner, Jeff Flake, Jeff Fortenberry, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Adrian Smith, Lee Raymond Terry, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Don Stenberg, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Nebraska Republican Party, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Cory Gardner, Ronald Lee Staskiewicz, Chuck Hagel, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Tom Cotton, Terri Lynn Land, Ben Sasse, Michael O Johanns, Don Bacon
John W Childs	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Adrian Smith, John Thune, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Nebraska Republican Party, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Huck PAC, Chuck Hagel, Club For Growth Action, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Todd Young, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund, Tom Cotton, Ben Sasse, Ben Sasse for US Senate, Cotton Victory, Don Bacon
Roy Pfautch	Peter H Coors, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Majority Fund, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Kelly Ayotte, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse, Nebraska Sandhills PAC, Cotton Victory, Oorah! PAC, Greg Gianforte, Don Bacon
Elloine Clark	John Boehner, Jeff Flake, Steve King, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Deborah Travis T Honeycutt, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Heartland Values PAC, Duane Sand, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Huck PAC, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Todd Young, Jane Norton, Sue Lowden, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Terri Lynn Land, Ben Sasse, Greg Gianforte
Bernie Marcus	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Deborah Travis T Honeycutt, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Restore Our Future PAC, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Terri Lynn Land, Ben Sasse, Cotton Victory
Kelly Roberts	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Moran, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Robert Dold, Kristi Noem, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Josh Mandel, Sue Lowden, Tom Cotton, Greg Gianforte, Don Bacon
Dan Meyer	John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Adrian Smith, Lee Raymond Terry, John Thune, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Republican Majority Fund, Heartland Values PAC, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Cory Gardner, Kelly Ayotte, Robert Dold, Kristi Noem, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Jane Norton, Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC), Tom Cotton, Ben Sasse
Allen Simon	Peter H Coors, Herman Cain, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Steve King, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Adrian Smith, John Thune, Mark Kennedy, Pat Toomey, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Don Stenberg, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Heartland Values PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, South Dakota Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Club For Growth Action, Kelly Ayotte, Kristi Noem, Todd Young, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse
Paul Isaac	Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Majority Fund, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Duane Sand, South Dakota Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Cory Gardner, Restore Our Future PAC, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Josh Mandel, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse, Cotton Victory, Oorah! PAC, Greg Gianforte
Harlan Crow	Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Mark Kennedy, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Chuck Hagel, Restore Our Future PAC, Kelly Ayotte, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Toomey Pennsylvania Victory Fund, Tom Cotton, Ben Sasse, Michael O Johanns, Cotton Victory, Don Bacon
Michael Keiser	Peter H Coors, Herman Cain, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Jeff Flake, Chuck Grassley, Steve King, Mark Steven Kirk, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Adrian Smith, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Heartland Values PAC, Greg Ruehle, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Mike Rounds, Cory Gardner, Scott Walker, Kelly Ayotte, Rick Berg, Robert Dold, Todd Young, Ann L Wagner, Josh Mandel, Deb Fischer, Ben Sasse

Updated about 1 year ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Business Person
Gender	Male
Aliases	J Pete Ricketts

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Pete Ricketts

Nebraska Senator (appointed by Jim Pillen---Ricketts heavily supported candidate for NE Governor following Ben Sasse's resignation in Jan 2023)

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