Pete Ricketts
RepublicanU.S. Senator, NE| Age | 61 (b. 1964-08-19) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2023-01-23 (~3 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | BA in Biology (1986) and MBA in Marketing and Finance (1991), both from the University of Chicago; graduated from Westside High School in Omaha |
| Prior occupation | Business executive; chief operating officer of TD Ameritrade (Ameritrade); co-owner and director of the Chicago Cubs; co-founder of the Platte Institute for Economic Research |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Nebraska City, Nebraska |
| Marital status | Married — Susanne Shore |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Notable relatives | Son of Joe Ricketts (founder of TD Ameritrade); brother of Tom Ricketts (Chicago Cubs chairman), Todd Ricketts (former RNC finance chair), and Laura Ricketts (Democratic donor and Cubs co-owner) |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | 40th Governor of Nebraska (2015-2023) · Chair, Republican Governors Association (2018-2019; 2021-2022) |
| Committees | Committee on Environment and Public Works · Committee on Foreign Relations · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Committee on the Budget |
| Ideology | Conservative Republican; vetoed legislative repeal of the death penalty and funded a successful 2016 referendum to reinstate capital punishment; supports strict abortion limits and Second Amendment protections |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) common stock | stock · –$25,000,000 · 2025 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.