PAC · NE · C00832949
Pete Ricketts Victory Fund
A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Joint fundraising committee.
First filed Feb. 7, 2023. Treasurer: Danny Peppe. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$4,929,726
- Spent$4,850,508
- Cash on hand$142,852
- Outside spending$0
Through reports covering June 30, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- Pete Ricketts (R)Senate · NE
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| NRSC | $1,607,570 |
| American Excellence PAC | $603,161 |
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom RickettsCEO, Incapital LLC | Person | Wilmette, IL | March 25, 2026 | $322,100 |
| Cecelia RickettsDermatologist, The Derm | Person | Wilmette, IL | March 25, 2026 | $322,100 |
| CL WernerFounder and Chairman, Werner Enterprises | Person | Valley, NE | Feb. 10, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Ken StinsonChairman Emeritus, Peter Kiewit Sons, INC | Person | Omaha, NE | Feb. 13, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Thomas PeedPresident, Peed Corporation | Person | Lincoln, NE | May 27, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Shawn PeedCEO, Sandhills Publishing | Person | Lincoln, NE | May 27, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Konstantin SokolovExecutive, Ijs Investments LLC | Person | North Bay Village, FL | June 17, 2026 | $100,000 |
| Thomas PeedPresident, Peed Corporation | Person | Lincoln, NE | May 27, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Shawn PeedCEO, Sandhills Publishing | Person | Lincoln, NE | May 27, 2025 | $100,000 |
| CL WernerFounder and Chairman, Werner Enterprises | Person | Valley, NE | Feb. 10, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Ken StinsonChairman Emeritus, Peter Kiewit Sons, INC | Person | Omaha, NE | Feb. 13, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Fred HawkinsChairman Emeritus, Hawkins Construction Company | Person | Omaha, NE | March 6, 2025 | $70,000 |
| Fred HawkinsChairman Emeritus, Hawkins Construction Company | Person | Omaha, NE | March 6, 2025 | $70,000 |
| Tonn OstergardCEO & Chairman, Crete Carrier Corp | Person | Lincoln, NE | March 11, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Tyler BruchOwner, Cyclone Farms | Person | York, NE | March 14, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Mickey AndersonPresident & CEO, Baxter Auto Group | Person | Omaha, NE | Jan. 30, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Tonn OstergardCEO & Chairman, Crete Carrier Corp | Person | Lincoln, NE | March 11, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Tyler BruchOwner, Cyclone Farms | Person | York, NE | March 14, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Mickey AndersonPresident & CEO, Baxter Auto Group | Person | Omaha, NE | Jan. 30, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Koraleski, JackFounder & CEO, Union Pacific Corporation | Person | Omaha, NE | Jan. 29, 2025 | $25,000 |
| Fred EvansRancher, Self | Person | Stanley, ND | Feb. 21, 2025 | $25,000 |
| Michael ShannonRetired, Retired | Person | Milwaukee, WI | May 29, 2025 | $25,000 |
| Fred HunzekerCEO President, Tenaska INC | Person | Elkhorn, NE | June 2, 2025 | $25,000 |