redstate.com
On Sunday, Ben Sasse (R) of Nebraska formally resigned from the US Senate. Sasse voted for then-President Donald Trump’s impeachment on February 13, 2021 for inciting the January 6 riots, charges which he was acquitted of. Sasse acknowledges his criticism of Trump will mark his tenure.
The Senate seat will be filled by an appointment from new Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (R) and is widely anticipated to be his predecessor, former Governor Pete Ricketts (R) who was term-limited from re-election.
Sasse accepted a job as the President of the University of Florida, which reportedly comes with a $1 million salary. In October, Sasse called UF the “most interesting university in America right now.” Sasse had previously been the President of the smaller Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska – a Lutheran school of about 1,700 students.
