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Former Nebraska GOP Gov. Pete Ricketts was appointed Thursday to fill the Senate seat of Republican Sen. Benn Sasse, wh officially resigned this week to become president of the University of Florida.

Ricketts was appointed by Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen.

Ricketts will serve the remaining two years of Sasse's six-year term, ahead of a 2024 special Senate election, according to NBC News.

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/former-nebraskas-gop-gov-Ricketts-appoint-fill-seat-outgoing-republican-sen

Pete Ricketts

United States Senator-designate from Nebraska

Assuming office

January 23, 2023

Appointed by Jim Pillen

Succeeding Ben Sasse

40th Governor of Nebraska

In office

January 8, 2015?- January 5, 2023

Lieutenant Mike Foley

Preceded by Dave Heineman

Succeeded by Jim Pillen

Chair of the Republican Governors Association

In office

November 19, 2021?- November 17, 2022

Serving with Doug Ducey

Preceded by Doug Ducey

Succeeded by Kim Reynolds

Children 3

Relatives Joe Ricketts (father)

Marlene Volkmer (mother)

Thomas S. Ricketts (brother)

Laura Ricketts (sister)

Todd Ricketts (brother)

Education University of Chicago (BA, MBA)

John Peter Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is an American politician who is the United States Senator-designate for the state of Nebraska. He previously served as the 40th governor of Nebraska from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Ricketts is the son ofJoe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade. He is also, with other family members, a part owner of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs.[1] In 2006, he ran for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Ben Nelson, losing in a landslide. He ran for the Nebraska governorship in 2014, narrowly winning a six-way Republican primary, and defeated Democratic Party nominee Chuck Hassebrook, 57% to 39%. He was reelected in 2018, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Krist, 59% to 41%.

In January 2023, Ricketts was appointed by his successor Governor Jim Pillen to be the replacement choice for retiring U.S. Senator Ben Sasse.[2]

2006 U.S. Senate campaign

Main article: 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska

Ricketts was the 2006 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Ben Nelson. His opponents in the primary were former Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenberg and former state Republican chairman David Kramer. Ricketts spent nearly $5 million of his own money, outspending his opponents 10-1 in winning the nomination.[19]

Ricketts received somehigh-profile campaign assistance, most notably from President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Bush appeared at a campaign rally for Ricketts on November 5, 2006, just days before the election, in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Ricketts ran on a conservative platform, emphasizing fiscal responsibility,[20] immigration reform,[21] and agriculture,[22] as well as championing a socially conservative platform opposing same-sex marriage[23] and abortion.[24] In all, he contributed $11,302,078 of his own money to his campaign, triggering the Millionaire's Amendment which allowed his opponent to raise larger amounts from each donor.[25][26] He spent more money than any Senate candidate in Nebraska history,[27] but lost to Nelson by a margin of 36%-64%.[28]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Ricketts

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