# Pete Ricketts

Republican

NE Senate · [sitting member, see votes and statements](https://whovotedwhy.com/politicians/R000618)

May 12, 2026 primary: [won ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Nebraska)

FEC candidate S6NE00129 · [FEC.gov ↗](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6NE00129/) · [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/candidates/S6NE00129.json) · [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20candidate%20S6NE00129&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20candidate%20S6NE00129%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

$263K

spent supporting

$0

spent opposing

$251K was reported across 1 filing line and later amended to $250K. FEC totals count the amended figure, so that spending is not in the totals above. The lines are marked below.

## By committee

| Committee | Network | Position | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Defending Our Values PAC | Public First | For | $263K |

## Filings

3 periodic-report lines and 3 24/48-hour notices. A notice is restated on the next periodic report, so the two lists overlap; the totals above count each dollar once.

| Date | Committee | For/against | Purpose | Payee | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Defending Our Values PAC | For | TV- PRODUCTION | Something Else Strategies LLC | $12K | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605149866972605) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Defending Our Values PAC | For | TV PRODUCTION | Something Else Strategies LLC | $12K | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605149866972150) |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Defending Our Values PAC | For | TV- PRODUCTION | Del Cielo Media | $765 | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202608189899554829) |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Defending Our Values PAC | For | TV- PRODUCTION | Del Cielo Media | $765 | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605149866972149) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Defending Our Values PAC | For | TV BUY | Del Cielo Media | $250K | report[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202608189899554829) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Defending Our Values PAC | For | TV BUY | Del Cielo Media | $250Kamended from $251K | notice[↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605149866972149) |

▸Citing this page

The headline figure is $263K for, $0 against.

Per-committee totals are FEC's own aggregate for this candidate and committee in the 2026 cycle, restricted to the committees listed in super\_pacs.json.

Primary source: [FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC](https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?candidate_id=S6NE00129). The rows behind this page are [outside\_spending\_totals.json](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/outside_spending_totals.json), read 2026-10-23; the [manifest](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/index.json) carries the commit and checksums.

-   Other committees may also be spending in this race; only the listed AI networks are counted here.
-   Notices and reports overlap; do not sum the filing lines.
-   A filer amended some of these lines after filing them; FEC totals count the amended figure, and the earlier one is shown as amended\_from.

Suggested wording: “according to FEC Schedule E filings via OpenFEC, compiled by WhoVotedWhy as of 2026-10-23”. Cite the filing or roll call for the event and this site for the selection and totals.

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