Donor
J Peter Ricketts
IndividualNe Senator, USA · Nebraska
8 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
J Peter Ricketts gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Historical gift amounts are retained; outcome estimates are unavailable pending a source rebuild.
Historical gift amounts are retained from the earlier snapshot. Outcome and party estimates are unavailable until the underlying donor records are rebuilt and checked.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.1M
Winning share of scored dollars
–
$0 scored (0% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$0
Not allocated or result unknown
$2.1M
$0 not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.1M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Red Leadership PAC | $1.6M | $0 / $0 | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $350K | $0 / $0 | |
| NRSC | $41K | $0 / $0 | |
| NRCC | $41K | $0 / $0 |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did J Peter Ricketts spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- J Peter Ricketts gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Historical gift amounts are retained; outcome estimates are unavailable pending a source rebuild.
- Which super PACs did J Peter Ricketts fund in 2024?
- Big Red Leadership PAC ($1.6M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($350K), NRSC ($41K), NRCC ($41K).