Pete Ricketts is a Republican U.S. Senator from Nebraska, sworn in on January 23, 2023, after appointment by Governor Jim Pillen to replace Senator Ben Sasse.( Born in Nebraska City and raised in Omaha, he earned a bachelor's degree in biology and an MBA in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago, then built a career in business, including roles at Union Pacific, leadership positions up to President and COO at TD Ameritrade (his family's company), and founding Drakon, LLC to support Nebraska entrepreneurs.( He served two terms as Nebraska's 40th Governor from 2015 to 2023, delivering over $12.7 billion in tax relief—including eliminating state taxes on veterans' retirement benefits (2022) and Social Security benefits (by 2025)—cutting spending growth, reducing red tape, and expanding markets for farmers.(

In the Senate, Ricketts serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, and Special Committee on Aging, focusing on issues like senior healthcare access and conservative priorities such as lower taxes and pro-life policies.( As a member of the Pro-Life Caucus, he supports bans on federal abortion funding, protections for babies surviving abortion attempts, and affordable adoption.( Recent stock trades by Ricketts, including WAL, VZ, UNP, and UNH, have drawn public scrutiny under the STOCK Act, which requires disclosure of congressional stock transactions to prevent insider trading, though specific attention to his activities highlights ongoing debates about members of Congress trading stocks.[userquery reference; search results lack direct STOCK Act coverage]. He faces re-election in 2026.(

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