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:''For the senior British diplomat, see Peter Ricketts.'' John Peter "Pete" Ricketts (born August 19, 1964) is the 40th and current governor of the U.S. state of Nebraska, and the former chief operating officer of Ameritrade.〔 〕 He was the Republican nominee for the 2006 U.S. Senate race in Nebraska,〔 〕 which he lost to incumbent Ben Nelson. He ran for governor of Nebraska in the 2014 election, this time defeating the Democratic Party's nominee, Chuck Hassebrook. He was inaugurated as governor on January 8, 2015. ==Personal life== Ricketts was born in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and now lives in Omaha. He attended the University of Chicago for both his bachelor and graduate studies, and received an MBA in marketing and finance from the university's Graduate School of Business.〔 Ricketts and his wife Susanne have three children. Ricketts is the son of Marlene and J. Joseph Ricketts, founder of Ameritrade. Ricketts currently sits on the Boards of the Cubs and Bellevue University in Bellevue, Nebraska. In 2007, he founded and became the Chairman of the Board of the Platte Institute for Economic Research. Ricketts resigned from the Platte Institute in order to run for Governor. He is also a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute. Ricketts' siblings are Todd Ricketts, Laura Ricketts, and Thomas S. Ricketts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pete Ricketts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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