Senate Files

Senators

Nebraska

They vote alike 100% of the time

Each dot is a state's two senators: how often they voted the same way on the 119th Congress's roll calls they both cast. Blue: two Democrats (Independents count with them); red: two Republicans; gray: one of each. Nebraska is ringed.

100%7%100%

The two of them among all 100 senators

Each dot is a senator; Fischer and Ricketts are ringed.

Raised

Their campaign's receipts in its latest two-year period (FEC); a log scale

Fischer: $976KRicketts: $14.5M$49K$115.9M

Votes with their party

On party votes in the 119th Congress: most Democrats against most Republicans

Fischer: 99.4%Ricketts: 99.6%79.5%100.0%

Missed votes

Share of the 119th Congress's roll calls they didn't vote on

Fischer: 1.0%Ricketts: 1.0%0.0%15.0%

Lobbyists' giving

Contributions and honors lobbyists and their firms report giving them (LD-203), 2021 on; a log scale

Ricketts: $3.5MFischer: $5.3M$6,000$11.9M

Money from out of state

Share of their itemized individual contributions from donors outside their state, latest period (FEC)

Fischer: 67%Ricketts: 70%21%98%

Bills sponsored

In the 119th Congress (Congress.gov)

Fischer: 35Ricketts: 672191

Voting record

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension, from every roll call they cast

Ricketts: 0.45Fischer: 0.46← more liberalmore conservative →

Their committees

Lobbying clients based in Nebraska

132 clients based here filed 1,629 quarterly lobbying reports since 2021, totaling $39.1M. The biggest:

NELNET INC
EDU, BAN, TEC
$3.1M
MUTUAL OF OMAHA
LBR, RET, CSP
$2.5M
GREEN PLAINS
AGR, FUE, TAX
$2.2M
$1.6M
TENASKA, INC.
ENG, TAX, HOM
$1.2M
WHOLESTONE PRESTAGE LLC (FORMERLY KNOW AS WHOLESTONE FARMS)
FOO, TAX
$990K
OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
CPI, ENG, TAX
$960K
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
EDU, BUD, SPO
$840K
HDR, INC.
TAX, TRA, BUD
$840K
HOME INSTEAD, INC.
HCR, TAX
$825K
The top 25
ClientMain issuesReportsTotaling
NELNET INCEDU, BAN, TEC23$3.1M
MUTUAL OF OMAHALBR, RET, CSP23$2.5M
GREEN PLAINSAGR, FUE, TAX17$2.2M
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKABUD, AGR, DEF22$1.6M
ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE, LLCGOV23$1.5M
TENASKA, INC.ENG, TAX, HOM21$1.2M
NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONAGR, TRD, TAX23$1.2M
WERNER ENTERPRISESTRA23$1.0M
WHOLESTONE PRESTAGE LLC (FORMERLY KNOW AS WHOLESTONE FARMS)FOO, TAX21$990K
OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICTCPI, ENG, TAX23$960K
MIDWEST HOUSING EQUITY GROUP, INC.ECN, FIN, HOU23$940K
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITYEDU, BUD, SPO22$840K
HDR, INC.TAX, TRA, BUD23$840K
MONOLITH MATERIALS, INC.ENG, ENV18$830K
HOME INSTEAD, INC.HCR, TAX11$825K
WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKAIND, BUD23$805K
HO-CHUNK INC.IND, SMB23$690K
RURAL MEDIA GROUPCOM, AGR23$660K
MONOLITH MATERIALS, INC.ENG, ENV7$630K
ACI PAYMENTS, INC.FIN, TAX16$628K
SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE, INC.VET, DEF7$580K
MONOLITH MATERIALSENG, TAX, ENV18$530K
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYRRR, TRA5$500K
THE SCOULAR COMPANYAGR, ENV12$500K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTSHCR, BUD, MMM19$490K