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Pete Ricketts. John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nebraska since 2023. [1] A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023. Ricketts is the eldest son of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade.
Peter Forbes Ricketts, Baron Ricketts, GCMG, GCVO (born 30 September 1952) [1] is a retired British senior diplomat and a life peer. He has sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords since 2016. Ricketts served as chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) under Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was the UK government's first national security ...
On January 12, 2023, Governor Jim Pillen appointed Republican former governor Pete Ricketts to fill the seat until the election. [2] Ricketts has committed to running in the special election and for a full term in 2026. [3] This marks the first time since 1954 where both of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats were concurrently up for election. Primary ...
Longtime Omaha community activist Preston Love Jr. has announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts for the seat Ricketts was appointed to fill ...
Charles W. Bryan is the only Governor of Nebraska to serve non-consecutive terms. Dave Heineman holds the record as Nebraska's longest-serving governor with 10 years. The governor's term, along with all other elected statewide officers, begins on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in the month of January after an election. [2]
On Thursday, Nebraska GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts told NBC News that 48 states have a winner-take-all electoral vote system and Nebraska should too. "We’re disenfranchising our rural voters by not ...
Current delegation. Deb Fischer (R) Pete Ricketts (R) Nebraska was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, and elects its United States senators to class 1 and class 2. George W. Norris was the state’s longest serving senator (served 1913–1943). Nebraska's current senators are Republicans Deb Fischer (since 2013) and Pete Ricketts (since 2023).
Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts was appointed to the U.S. Senate after former Sen. Ben Sasse opted to retire and is expected to be elected to finish the term. NEW YORK, NY - MAY 17: Margo ...