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U.S. Senate: who gets your vote?

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U.S. senators work with the House on U.S. laws and spending. They also vote on the president's picks for federal judges.

These votes help set U.S. taxes, pay for public services and choose who serves in federal courts.

  • National laws
  • Federal spending
  • Federal judge nominations

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Data last updated: Oct 13, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Pete Ricketts

Pete Ricketts

U.S. Senate · Nebraska

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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Chuck Conboy

Running for U.S. Senate · Nebraska

NationalAmerica First

Pete RickettsCurrent repChuck ConboyChallenger

Job fit

Pete Ricketts

Offices held

  • Pete was sworn in as Nebraska’s 40th Governor on January 8, 2015 and reelected to a second term in November 2018. 1

Other work

  • working as a customer services representative in his family’s business, a company that would eventually become known as Ameritrade. 1

Education

  • University of Chicago where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology 1

Chuck Conboy

Other work

  • as vice president of the Local Meatpackers and Butchers union. 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Pete Ricketts

  • Climate & energy → More oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules (11 of 11 votes) 3
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Restricting access (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Politicians who play by the rules → Keeping the rules as they are (4 of 4 votes) 3

Chuck Conboy

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Pete Ricketts

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politiciansindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$232Klarge donors$2.0Mcompanies$568Kotherpoliticians$303Kindustryassociations$261KOther kinds ofdonors$210K$9.2M raised
$232,1364Small individual donors
$1,992,0944Large individual donors

Chuck Conboy

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Checks

Pete Ricketts

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Chuck Conboy

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About - Senator Pete Ricketts · checked 2026-10-16 used in: Experience
  2. About Chuck — Chuck Conboy for U.S. Senate | Nebraska · checked 2026-10-16 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Chuck Conboy

America FirstShown above

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: About Chuck — Chuck Conboy for U.S. Senate | Nebraska · checked 2026-10-16

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Candidate B

Dan Osborn

Independent

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $5.7M raised, 59% from large donors, 2% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $139,867.50 (2% of $5,681,775.54 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 Background: About — Dan Osborn | Independent for U.S. Senate · checked 2026-10-16

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

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Candidate C

Mike Marvin

Legal Marijuana Now

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Mike Marvin – Legal Marijuana Now · checked 2026-10-16

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Pete Ricketts
Candidate D

Pete Ricketts

RepublicanShown above

$9.2M raised, 22% from large donors, 18% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $1,639,815.15 (18% of $9,221,932.47 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $1,341,278.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 Background: About - Senator Pete Ricketts · checked 2026-10-16

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate E

Robin Richards

Nebraska Working People

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: League of Women Voters / VOTE411 — candidate background · checked 2026-10-21

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