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Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat
NBC News ^
| Jan. 8, 2023
| Summer Concepcion
Posted on 01/08/2023 3:41:53 PM PST by TBP
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, officially resigned from the Senate on Sunday as he prepares to step back into academia as president of the University of Florida.
Sasse, who led Midland University, a small private collage in his home state, prior to running for Senate, submitted his resignation last month saying that he would leave office Jan. 8 β two years into his second term.
Sasse's departure opens up the seat to an appointment from Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican. The state's previous governor, Republican Pete Ricketts, has said he would seek the appointment.
TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nebraska
KEYWORDS: nebraska; sasse; senate
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Who will be the new senator?
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:41:53 PM PST
by
TBP
To: TBP
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:44:30 PM PST
by
Candor7
To: TBP
The state’s previous governor, Republican Pete Ricketts, has said he would seek the appointment.
To: Candor7
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:46:57 PM PST
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Pray for Jim. ***** Donate to FR (Freepathon) )
To: Smellin Salt
Ricketts is Ameritrade money and part owner of the Cubs.
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:48:11 PM PST
by
ameribbean expat
(The object of life is...to avoid finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. -Aurelius)
To: TBP
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:48:23 PM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? π)
To: Candor7
Appoint Donald J. Trump
He would have to move to Nebraska. There is no house suitable for Trump in Nebraska. Even Buffett's house is too small for Donald's taste.
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:49:02 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
To: TBP
Goodbye, Ben, you hasBen Sassehole.
To: Dr. Sivana
Even Buffett’s house is too small for Donald’s taste.
Jimmy lives in Key West. π
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:51:05 PM PST
by
nesnah
(Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
To: Smellin Salt
Ricketts endorsed Trump in ‘16 and ‘20, according to Ballotopedia, so that’s an improvement over Sasse.
To: Dr. Sivana
Trump could buy a golf course in Nebraska. all would work extremely well.
Besides I want to see Melania in tight blue jeans and cowboy boots!
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:53:28 PM PST
by
Candor7
To: TBP
Nebraskan Dan Whitney is the best option for that clown show.
(AKA Larry the Cable Guy)
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:53:32 PM PST
by
Sgt_Schultze
(When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
To: TBP
Now if we can just get a real Conservative in that seat.
To: Sgt_Schultze
I thought his fake ass was from Virginia?β¦
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:55:01 PM PST
by
EEGator
To: TBP
Is there a scandal hiding behind this?
Very rare for a Senator to just resign, especially one as young as he is.
Good riddance either way.
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posted on
01/08/2023 3:57:30 PM PST
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Golden Eagle
(The LGBT indoctrination agenda is designed to outlaw the Bible, and anyone who follows it.)
To: EEGator
Looks like he’s headed to UF? Probably more conservative than most options, weak as he often is.
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01/08/2023 3:59:56 PM PST
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Golden Eagle
(The LGBT indoctrination agenda is designed to outlaw the Bible, and anyone who follows it.)
To: EEGator
He lives in Nebraska last I heard it.
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posted on
01/08/2023 4:00:31 PM PST
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Sgt_Schultze
(When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
To: Golden Eagle
Heβs about as conservative as UF can get.
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posted on
01/08/2023 4:01:50 PM PST
by
EEGator
To: TBP
Politicians running universities, news rooms, or social media companies is a very, very, bad idea.
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posted on
01/08/2023 4:02:59 PM PST
by
blackdog
(The head, hands, and heart, serve even further than the purse. )
To: EEGator
Wonder if DeSantis is somehow involved. He’s shaking the school systems up a lot right now, dragging them kicking and screaming back at least to the center some.
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01/08/2023 4:04:23 PM PST
by
Golden Eagle
(The LGBT indoctrination agenda is designed to outlaw the Bible, and anyone who follows it.)
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