Ben Sasse

Nebraska Republican Ben Sasse formally resigned from the U.S. Senate over the weekend to take a job as the next president of the University of Florida.

I look forward to working with the terrific Republican Party of Nebraska to get a REAL senator to represent the incredible people of that state." and then made me the most censured public official in the history of Nebraska over the next six years, but then proceeded two years ago to reelect me again," Sasse said. "Great news for the United States Senate, and our Country itself. Senate over the weekend to take a job as the next president of the University of Florida. 6 attack on the U.S. Since the Jan.

By Jack Forrest and Eric Levenson, CNN. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the attack on the US Capitol, ...

Before his election to the Senate in 2014, Sasse was president of Midland University, a private Lutheran liberal arts school in Nebraska with an enrollment of about 1,600 students. Sasse made little secret of the frustration he felt with the Senate and the changing nature of the Republican Party. Sasse announced last year that he would step down from his position to become the University of Florida’s next president.

He said in the letter he was confident that Republican Jim Pillen, who succeeded Ricketts on Jan. 5, would appoint someone to the vacant seat “who will serve ...

He argued for “a certain kind of moderation” and “more gratitude, not more grievance.” “Governor Pillen is currently in the process of reviewing candidates and an appointment will be made promptly. America elected a new guy because they were sick of the old guy,” he said. 5, would appoint someone to the vacant seat “who will serve Nebraskans well in Washington.” [Nebraska](https://www.theepochtimes.com/t-nebraska) law, the governor appoints a replacement if either Senate seat representing Nebraska becomes vacant. 8 in a recent resignation letter to then-Gov.

Republican Senator Ben Sasse has officially stepped down from the Senate one week after he criticized the upper chamber of the US Congress as an institution ...

“Those lies had consequences, endangering the life of the vice president and bringing us dangerously close to a bloody constitutional crisis,” Sasse said at the time. “When we’re being honest with each other, which usually means when on one of the very rare occasions where cameras aren’t present, we all know that a big chunk of the performative yelling that happens here and in every hearing room is just about being booked for even more performative yelling at night on TV,” he said. “Each of us knows we should be taking a look in the mirror and acknowledging that lives lived in a politicized echo chamber are unworthy of a place that calls itself a deliberative body, let alone the world’s greatest deliberative body,” he said.

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) addressed members of the Nebraska GOP State Central Committee after leaders of his state's party advanced a censure resolution against ...

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By Jack Forrest and Eric Levenson, CNN. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the attack on the US Capitol, ...

Before his election to the Senate in 2014, Sasse was president of Midland University, a private Lutheran liberal arts school in Nebraska with an enrollment of about 1,600 students. Sasse made little secret of the frustration he felt with the Senate and the changing nature of the Republican Party. Sasse announced last year that he would step down from his position to become the University of Florida’s next president.

As Ben Sasse leaves the U.S. Senate, he talked about his political career and more, including his complex relationship with former President Donald Trump.

By Jack Forrest, Eric Levenson and Jeff Zeleny, CNN. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the attack on the ...

Before his election to the Senate in 2014, Sasse was president of Midland University, a private Lutheran liberal arts school in Nebraska with an enrollment of about 1,600 students. Ben Nelson, the last Democrat to win a statewide contest in Nebraska. Sasse made little secret of the frustration he felt with the Senate and the changing nature of the Republican Party. Ricketts has long had his eye on a Senate seat, losing a campaign in 2006 to Sen. Sasse announced last year that he would step down from his position to become the University of Florida’s next president. Jim Pillen, who was sworn in last week, is likely to appoint Sasse’s replacement in the coming days, officials say.

By Jack Forrest, Eric Levenson and Jeff Zeleny, CNN. Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the attack on the ...

Before his election to the Senate in 2014, Sasse was president of Midland University, a private Lutheran liberal arts school in Nebraska with an enrollment of about 1,600 students. Ben Nelson, the last Democrat to win a statewide contest in Nebraska. Sasse made little secret of the frustration he felt with the Senate and the changing nature of the Republican Party. Ricketts has long had his eye on a Senate seat, losing a campaign in 2006 to Sen. Sasse announced last year that he would step down from his position to become the University of Florida’s next president. Jim Pillen, who was sworn in last week, is likely to appoint Sasse’s replacement in the coming days, officials say.

On Sunday, a Republican senator officially resigned from the Senate. Senator Ben Sasse submitted his resignation last month announcing his departure would ...

Before he ran for the senate, Sasse led Midland University. He now prepares to step back into academia as president of the University of Florida.

Prior to joining the U.S. Senate in 2015, Sasse served as president of Midland University. He most recently ran for re-election in 2020, winning with 62.7% of ...

8 to become the University of Florida’s 13th president. Senate in 2015, Sasse served as president of Midland University. Ben Sasse (R) resigned from the U.S.