Pete Ricketts
Nationalist
Republican
Senator
Nebraska
Current Position: Senator from Nebraska
Running For: Senator
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits, military benefits, and tips; supports expanding child tax credit and cutting income taxes
- For eliminating taxes on overtime pay
- For expanded protections from estate taxes for agricultural producers
- For extending small business tax cuts
- For the Improper Payments Transparency Act to reduce government waste
- For holding states accountable for fraud in SNAP benefits
- For eliminating state taxes on military retirement income and Social Security
- For the bipartisan Tax Cuts for Veterans Act to reduce taxes on veteran income
Business & Labor
- Against minimum wage increases
Health Care
- Against Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act
- Against COVID-19 mask mandates; threatened to withhold federal COVID-19 relief from local governments requiring masks
- Against federal vaccine mandates; ordered Nebraska state agencies not to comply with federal vaccine requirements
Education
- Against critical race theory; called it 'Marxist' and 'really un-American'
Environment
- Against environmental regulations; opposed Obama's Clean Power Plan and Biden's 30% land conservation proposal
- For the Keystone XL Pipeline; said it would create jobs and reduce foreign oil dependence
Civil Rights
- For banning men from competing in women's sports
- Against abortion rights; supports a total ban of abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest
- Against affirmative action; donated $15,000 to a group supporting a ban on affirmative action in Nebraska
- Against same-sex marriage; championed a socially conservative platform opposing same-sex marriage
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For increased border security funding and hiring additional border patrol agents
- For restricting foreign adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party, from owning American farmland
- For limiting Communist China's access to tax incentives meant for American citizens
- For increased military spending and investment in weapons and equipment to counter Communist China
- Against selling advanced AI chips to China
Public Safety
- Against defunding the police; supports increased law enforcement funding and resources
- For harsher penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers
- For providing law enforcement with more resources to combat fentanyl
- Against Biden administration's efforts to infringe on 2nd Amendment rights
- For the death penalty; supported reinstatement and funded a referendum, oversaw first Nebraska execution in 21 years
- Against cannabis legalization; opposes medical cannabis, claiming it will 'kill your kids'