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Pete Ricketts

United States Senator from Nebraska since 2023
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Pete Ricketts
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 19, 1964
Place of birth
Nebraska City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
politician, businessperson, governor
Employer
Union Pacific Railroad, TD Ameritrade, Platte Institute for Economic Research, American Enterprise Institute, Chicago Cubs[9]
Position held
Governor of Nebraska, United States senator, United States senator[8]
Educated at
Westside High School, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[12]
Member of political party
Republican Party[14]
Award received
Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[10]
Father
Joe Ricketts[6]
Sibling
Laura Ricketts, Todd Ricketts, Thomas S. Ricketts[29][30][31]
Official website
ricketts.senate.gov, petericketts.com[20][21]
Work location
Lincoln, Washington, D.C.[22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Birth name
John Peter Ricketts[26]
Eye color
blue[24]
Family name
Ricketts[16]
Given name
John, Peter, Pete[17][18][19]
Member of
Knights of Columbus[11]
Name in native language
Pete Ricketts[27]
Number of children
+3[28]
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Residence
Nebraska Governor's Mansion[15]
Social media followers
43k (34k–43k, n=3)[32][33][34]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 20
VIAF cluster ID
9731155044758572520009
GND ID
1177738724
Ballotpedia ID
Pete_Ricketts
C-SPAN person numeric ID
61233
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
petericketts
Facebook username
RickettsforGovernor
Freebase ID
/m/098k2l
Geni.com profile ID
6000000027627449208
Instagram username
govricketts
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
OpenSanctions ID
Pete Ricketts
Our Campaigns candidate ID
100849
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Plex person key
5f4039171ae7100041076fa5
Reddit topic ID
pete_ricketts
US Congress Bio ID
R000618
Vote Smart candidate ID
57777
WikiTree person ID
Ricketts-901
X (Twitter) username
GovRicketts
YouTube channel ID
UCcDw3_CGhTVcVtxoGKRkjlQ
YouTube handle
governorpetericketts

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🔗 Connections
Employer 4
Chicago Cubs, Union Pacific Railroad, American Enterprise Institute, TD Ameritrade
Position held 3
United States senator, United States senator, Governor of Nebraska
Educated at 2
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Given name 2
John, Peter
Occupation 2
politician, businessperson
Sibling 2
Thomas S. Ricketts, Todd Ricketts
Siblings 2
Thomas S. Ricketts, Todd Ricketts
Work location 2
Washington, D.C., Lincoln
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Eye color 1
blue
Father 1
Joe Ricketts
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Knights of Columbus
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Pete Ricketts
Owned entities 1
Chicago Cubs
Parent of 1
Joe Ricketts
Place of birth 1
Nebraska City
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Pete Ricketts
← Position holder 1
Governor of Nebraska
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Summary

Pete Ricketts was born on August 19, 1964[1], in Nebraska City[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], businessperson[4], and governor[5].

FAQs

Where was Pete Ricketts born?

Pete Ricketts was born in Nebraska City[2].

Who were Pete Ricketts's parents?

Pete Ricketts's father was Joe Ricketts[6].

What did Pete Ricketts do for work?

Pete Ricketts worked as a politician[3], businessperson[4], and governor[5].

What awards did Pete Ricketts receive?

Honors received include Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[10].

🛰️ Living Edge · news-derived, source-cited

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served-tier precision 80.7% [76.2, 84.5] · rated rows currently served n=342 · entailment-gated at 0.85 · measured 2026-09-29 · re-scored every 10 min, demoted at the half-hourly fold

competitor 4ort Dan Osborn high0.9719 independent sources

evidence “Senate debate between Republican Pete Ricketts and independent candidate Dan Osborn at the Nebraska State Fair, fairgoers shared some of the issues that matter to them.” siouxcityjournal.com · read source

Country of citizenship U.S. emerging0.764 independent sources

evidence “Pete Ricketts, now a U.S.” wlj.net · read source

competitor 4ort independent candidate emerging0.662 independent sources

evidence “Pete Ricketts, who is running against an independent candidate backed by national Democrats.” dailybreeze.com · read source

competitor 4ort Osborn emerging0.662 independent sources

evidence “Ricketts and Osborn trade barbs in debate at the Nebraska State Fair” nebraska.tv · read source

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League or competition Nebraska Senate low0.612 independent sources

evidence “Pete Ricketts (R) — Nebraska Senate” ivn.us · read source

Related Entities

Union Pacific Railroad United States United States senator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . nebraskalegislature.gov. nebraskalegislature.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . reddit.com. Retrieved . reddit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of children → {'amount': '+3'}
    Award received → —
    Official website → https://ricketts.senate.gov, https://petericketts.com
    Instance of → human
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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