In 2015, this Republican Party Politician took office as fortieth Governor of Nebraska.
He earned both his bachelor's degree and his MBA from the University of Chicago.
During his 2014 gubernatorial campaign, he was endorsed by both one-time Nebraska Governor
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.
Early in his political career, Ricketts lost a Nebraska race for the United States Senate to Democratic Party Politician Ben Nelson.
