John Peter Ricketts

Republican junior Senator of Nebraska

Senator
Nebraska
January 23, 2023 - November 5, 2024

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August 19, 1964 (60 years old)

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Served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023
Became the junior United States senator from Nebraska in 2023
Eldest son of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade
Part owner of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs
Unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006
Won the Nebraska gubernatorial election in 2014 and was reelected in 2018
Approved various budgets and tax cuts as governor
Firm supporter of capital punishment; oversaw Nebraska’s first execution since 1997 in 2018
Appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2023 to fill a vacancy
Seeking election to complete the term in the 2024 special election and intends to seek a full term in 2026
Worked in executive positions at TD Ameritrade and was COO during his father’s tenure as CEO
Co-founded the Platte Institute for Economic Research, a “free market think tank”
Involved in sports, specifically with the Chicago Cubs, and has a 2016 World Series title
Advocated for tax reductions, opposed Medicaid expansion under the ACA, and opposed increasing the state’s minimum wage during his gubernatorial campaign
Signed legislation to create commemorative certificates of nonviable birth and various property and tax relief bills
Opposed federal COVID-19 relief conditions requiring mask mandates in local government offices
Supports a total ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest
Supported an initiative to ban affirmative action in Nebraska
Opposes critical race theory, describing it as divisive and “Marxist”
Criticized the impeachment of Donald Trump, calling it a “partisan impeachment parade”
Opposes legalization of medicinal cannabis and has made controversial statements regarding its dangers
Opposed the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan and supports the Keystone XL Pipeline
Designated Nebraska as a “sanctuary state” for the Second Amendment
Proponent of fiscal conservatism and tax cuts, signed legislation providing significant tax relief as governor
Catholic, member of the Knights of Columbus and a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre