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Nebraska
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History of Pete Ricketts
Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.
Governor · 2018
Pete Ricketts
RepublicanDocumented commitments and outcomes from the previous term.
- Tracked
- 2
- Fulfilled
- 2
- With progress
- 0
- Not achieved
- 0
- Awaiting assessment
- 0
2 of 2 commitments
Property tax relief
What has been verified
Ricketts signed LB 1107 in 2020. It created a refundable income tax credit for a portion of school property taxes paid.
2020 legislative changes · Nebraska Department of RevenuePrison capacity
What they pledged
Continue expanding state prison capacity.
2018 Nebraska debate · Nebraska Public MediaWhat has been verified
The Reception and Treatment Center opened in Lincoln in 2022. The expansion added beds for skilled nursing and behavioral health care.
Official opening · Nebraska Department of Correctional Services02 / THE START OF THE TERM
The first
100 days.
An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.Pete Ricketts · 2018
Awaiting verificationThe opening agenda is being verified.
A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD
Election
night.
Pete Ricketts · 2018 · Election-night remarks
Election-night remarks are being verified.
A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.
How we assess
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
Official state sources
Capitol photo · Hurstbergn · CC BY 4.0 · Framing and shading adjusted