Politicians supported
17
distinct FEC recipients
pac · NE
Ricketts
$165K in PAC contributions is the entire footprint here: no lobbying, no contract awards on record. Data through August 2026.
- $165K
- Combined activity
- $165K
- Contributions
The verdict
Ricketts ranks in the top 48% of 21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity, entirely contribution-driven, anchored by James Conley Ii Justice -- a substantial PAC history.
- Top 48%
- of 21,666 tracked organizations
- $165K
- campaign contributions
Where Ricketts's total federal influence footprint sits
21,666 organizations with tracked federal activity
$165,000 10465th of 21666 higher than 11,201 of 21,666 organizations
the full population, bucketed by value
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Source FEC contributions, LDA lobbying disclosures, and USASpending federal contracts · August 2026
Lobbying years filed
0
LDA disclosure years
LDA issue areas
0
distinct policy categories
Ricketts's influence activity score
Each tracked channel is percentile-scored against its own national benchmark, then averaged across only the channels that apply to a pac -- not one dollar sum where contract size can drown out everything else.
Overall activity score
F
20/100
Campaign contributions
D
59/100 · $165K
Lobbying expenditures
F
7/100 · $0
Federal contracts
F
2/100 · $0
Independent expenditures
F
10/100 · $0
What Ricketts's recorded federal activity shows
Ricketts, with a disclosed filing address in NE, has no lobbying disclosures and no federal contracts on record. Its footprint here is entirely campaign giving: a substantial PAC contribution history of $165K reported to the Federal Election Commission, its largest recipient James Conley Ii Justice.
On the campaign side, Ricketts's PAC contributions reached 17 federal politicians, led by James Conley Ii Justice at $10K.
Politicians supported
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| James Conley Ii Justice | R | $10K |
| John A Barrasso | R | $10K |
| Joshua David Sen Hawley | R | $10K |
| Marsha Mrs. Blackburn | R | $10K |
| Rick Sen Scott | R | $10K |
| James E. Hon. Banks | R | $10K |
| Kevin Mr. Cramer | R | $10K |
| Debra S. Fischer | R | $10K |
| Dave Mccormick | R | $10K |
| Rafael Edward Ted Cruz | R | $10K |
| Tim Sheehy | R | $10K |
| Roger Sen. Wicker | R | $10K |
| Bernie Moreno | R | $10K |
| Nella Louise Louise Domenici | R | $10K |
| Michael J Rogers | R | $10K |
| Eric D Hovde | R | $10K |
| Kari Lake | R | $5K |
Nationwide peers with similar federal activity
Cross-state nearest neighbors on two independent axes, combined tracked activity and Senate LDA lobbying spend, so the lattice is not filing-state containment.
Similar combined federal activity
Other organizations with nearest total contributions + lobbying + contracts ($165K here), outside NE filing-state peers.
Frequently asked questions
How much recorded federal activity does Ricketts have?
Ricketts has a combined recorded federal activity total of $165K, made up of $165K in campaign contributions. This is a convenience sum across three separate official populations, not a measure of causal political influence. Data from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov for 2023-2024.
Which politicians does Ricketts support?
Ricketts contributed $165K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. Ricketts supported 17 politicians, with the largest contribution going to James Conley Ii Justice ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
Where does the data about Ricketts come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "combined activity" and how is it calculated?
Combined activity (internally total_influence) is a convenience sum of three different official populations: FEC campaign contributions (2024 election cycle), Senate LDA lobbying expenditures (2023 and 2024 filing years, summed), and USAspending federal contract obligations (fiscal year 2024). It is a cross-dataset discovery index only, not causation, effectiveness, or political influence. Channel dollars are shown side by side; see /methodology#cross-stage-populations.
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Every figure traces to a real FEC, LDA, or USASpending filing; contribution and lobbying totals are not the same as spending on any specific outcome.
According to the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Office of Public Records, more than 14,000 political action committees and over 12,500 lobbying registrants filed disclosure reports covering the 2024 election cycle and calendar-year 2024 lobbying period respectively. Every figure on this page comes from official FEC, Senate LDA, or USAspending.gov filings, described on our methodology page. Data was last updated in August 2026.
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