Nebraska Gov. Pillen Names Former Gov. Pete Ricketts as Senate Replacement for Ben Sasse
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen announced Thursday that former Governor Pete Ricketts will take the Senate seat of Ben Sasse, who officially resigned from Congress this week to return to academia as president of the University of Florida.Ricketts, a Republican like Pillen and Sasse, will serve two years before the 2024 special Senate election.Sasse, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump and his supporters, officially resigned from the Senate on Sunday. He tendered his resignation last month and said he would step down on Jan. 8, two years into his second term.In his announcement Thursday, Pillen said the process for…
