Pete Ricketts
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About
In 2015, this Republican Party politician took office as fortieth Governor of Nebraska.
Before Fame
He earned both his bachelor's degree and his MBA from the University of Chicago.
Trivia
During his 2014 gubernatorial campaign, he was endorsed by both one-time Nebraska Governor Kay A. Orr and former Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Family Life
He and his wife Susanne became parents to a son named Roscoe and daughters named Eleanor and Margot. His father, J. Joseph Ricketts, founded Ameritrade and owned the Chicago Cubs.
Associated With
Early in his political career, Ricketts lost a Nebraska race for the United States Senate to Democratic Party politician Ben Nelson.
