$9.5M
500 contributions within 30 days of 79 votes
John Peter Ricketts is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Nebraska since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023.
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132 votes · cycle 2026 · Mar 30, 2026
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Funding Transparency
Significant concern77 distinct contributors from PEARSON & ASSOCIATES gave $171,078 in the 2026 cycle.
Vote Independence
Minor flagsVotes with Republicans 98% of the time — 6 breaks from the majority across 277 roll calls.
Timing Patterns
Significant concern$948,306 in contributions landed within 30 days of 79 congressional votes.
Lobby Influence
Moderate concernFinance & Banking, Agriculture & Food, Government Operations appear in both lobbying filings and campaign contributions — $178,308 in overlapping funding across 189 lobbying filings.
Peer Standing
No flagsBundled giving
highPEARSON & ASSOCIATES
77 contributors · $1.7M total
$9.5M
500 contributions within 30 days of 79 votes
Bundled giving
highHOLTZMAN VOGEL, PLLC
22 contributors · $84K total
Contribution outlier
RICKETTS, PETE J at $42K vs peer average $8K
Compares the top donor's contribution to the average across similar politicians.
Outside spending
medium20 filings — 19 support, 1 oppose
$2,399,638 in outside spending on record.
Party alignment
How often this politician sides with their party on roll calls where the party mostly agreed.
Legislative focus
Funding sources
Lobbying activity
664clients
664 bill references on record · 664 linked to specific bills
American Kratom Association
Filed by Lobbyit.Com
American Kratom Association
Filed by Penn Avenue Partners
American Kratom Association
Filed by The Majority Group, LLC
American Kratom Association
Filed by Downs Government Affairs
American Kratom Association
Filed by Upstream Consulting, Inc.
American Superconductor
Filed by Longbow Public Policy Group, Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Lemunyon Group, LLC
American Superconductor
Filed by Sbl Strategies, Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Pike Associates Llc
American Superconductor
Filed by Florida Sugar Cane League
Source: federal lobbying disclosures and congressional vote records.
60 bills voted on · 12 lobbied
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abigail Davis Spanberger
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Smith
+529 more
Lobbied by
American Kratom Association
American Superconductor
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Coalition For Student Opportunity And Success
+9 more
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Lobbied by
American Superconductor
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Electra Aero, Inc.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Inc.
+7 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+534 more
Lobbied by
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Exelixis, Inc.
National Association Of Small Trucking Companies
Rtx Corporation And Affiliates (Fkaraytheon Technologies Corporation)
+1 more
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+529 more
Lobbied by
Bb Living
City Of Santa Clara
Dignitymoves
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Lobbied by
Greater New York Hospital Association
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+527 more
Lobbied by
City Of Santa Clara
Voted on by
Aaron Bean
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Adam B. Schiff
Adam Gray
+528 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Voted on by
Adam B. Schiff
Alex Padilla
Amy Klobuchar
Andy Kim
+96 more
Lobbied by
Coalition For Responsible Waste Incineration
Top industries
Sources and notes
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