U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts visits Omaha as he faces test as an incumbent

U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts visits Omaha as he faces test as an incumbent

Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts during his campaign event in Omaha on Jan. 16, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)OMAHA — Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts set up shop in the state’s most populous city as he faces his first real test as a Senate incumbent.  Ricketts spoke to a crowd of 50 at the opening of his Omaha campaign office last week. He touched on similar notes to his previous campaign speeches, from “conservative leade…