Ben Sasse Officially Leaves US Senate

Ben Sasse officially left the U.S. Senate on Jan. 8 to become president of a college in Florida.
Sasse, 50, announced that he was departing at noon on Jan. 8 in a recent resignation letter to then-Gov. Pete Ricketts, a Republican.
He said in the letter that he was confident that Republican Jim Pillen, who succeeded Ricketts on Jan. 5, would appoint someone to the vacant seat “who will serve Nebraskans well in Washington.”
Sasse’s departure takes Republicans down to 48 senators. That will go back up to 49 once Sasse’s replacement is selected. Democrats, with the help of nominal independents, control 51 seats.
Serving in Congress since 2015, Sasse was reelected in 2020. Senate terms are six years….}