Is Pete Ricketts pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Pete Ricketts stand on Israel?

Pete Ricketts (Republican, Nebraska) has the 49th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +36: 12 cosponsorships and 12 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 12 cosponsored bills × 2 = 24 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 36 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +36 pro-Israel (36 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $13,405,556. Total spent: $12,819,482. Cash on hand: $1,073,044.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Ricketts: $816,155 (2024–2026, 2 PACs, 26 donors, 230 bundled, including $13,700 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Ricketts: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $13,000 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $272,333 (23%, 26 named individuals), of which $81,700 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $612,522 (75%, 230 conduit donors, including $8,700 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $816,155: PAC money $13,000, plus named individual donors $272,333, minus $81,700 routed through conduits by 14 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $612,522, equals $816,155 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Ricketts.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.