PAC · NE · C00832501

American Excellence PAC

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Leadership PAC (tied to a sitting politician).

First filed Jan. 31, 2023. Treasurer: Danny Peppe. Connected organization: Ricketts. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $1,332,403
  • Spent
    $833,746
  • Cash on hand
    $924,771
  • Outside spending
    $0

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
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Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

Largest contributions to parties and other committees
RecipientAmount
NRSC$105,000
Hageman Victory Fund$10,000
Abraham Lincoln PAC$2,500

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEJune 30, 2026$86,202 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEFeb. 28, 2025$75,072 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEMarch 31, 2026$55,416 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEMay 30, 2025$37,720 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NESept. 15, 2025$36,950 (opens in a new tab)
NRSC VictoryCommitteeAlexandria, VAMay 20, 2026$36,789 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NESept. 30, 2025$36,168 (opens in a new tab)
NRSC VictoryCommitteeAlexandria, VAMarch 24, 2026$32,764 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEMarch 28, 2025$28,520 (opens in a new tab)
NRSC VictoryCommitteeAlexandria, VADec. 31, 2025$27,000 (opens in a new tab)
NRSC VictoryCommitteeAlexandria, VAJune 29, 2026$24,872 (opens in a new tab)
One Team Senate MajorityCommitteeMountain Brook, ALMarch 31, 2026$19,080 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEApril 22, 2026$17,536 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEJune 30, 2025$14,720 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEJan. 30, 2026$14,674 (opens in a new tab)
NRSC VictoryCommitteeAlexandria, VAJune 25, 2025$12,909 (opens in a new tab)
NRSC VictoryCommitteeAlexandria, VASept. 29, 2025$12,667 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEDec. 29, 2025$12,500 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NEOct. 30, 2025$11,947 (opens in a new tab)
Pete Ricketts Victory FundCommitteeLincoln, NENov. 28, 2025$11,748 (opens in a new tab)
One Team Senate MajorityCommitteeMountain Brook, ALJune 30, 2025$9,670 (opens in a new tab)
One Team Senate MajorityCommitteeMountain Brook, ALJune 2, 2026$6,064 (opens in a new tab)
Ricketts-Schmitt Victory FundCommitteeSaint Louis, MODec. 22, 2025$5,403 (opens in a new tab)
Visa, INC. PACPACWashington, DCOct. 13, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)
Pacific Life Insurance Company PACPACNewport Beach, CAOct. 13, 2026$5,000 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to American Excellence PAC on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.