Ben Sasse
Appearance
Ben Sasse | |
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President of the University of Florida | |
Assumed office February 6, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Kent Fuchs |
United States Senator from Nebraska | |
In office January 3, 2015 – January 8, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mike Johanns |
Succeeded by | Pete Ricketts |
15th President of Midland University | |
In office December 10, 2010 – December 31, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Stephen Fritz |
Succeeded by | Jody Horner |
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation | |
In office December 19, 2007 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Michael O'Grady |
Succeeded by | Sherry Glied |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Eric Sasse February 22, 1972 Plainview, Nebraska, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Melissa McLeod (m. 1995) |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
Occupation |
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Website | Senate website |
Ben Sasse (born February 22, 1972) was the United States Senator from Nebraska from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of the U.S. Republican Party.[1]
Sasse was born on February 22, 1972 in Plainview, Nebraska. He studied at Harvard University, St. John's College, Maryland and at Yale University.
On February 13, 2021 Sasse voted that no longer Republican President Donald Trump was guilty of starting the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. He and six other Republican senators also voted that Trump was guilty. This was after the House of Representatives Second impeachment of Donald Trump.[2]
Sasse resigned from the Senate on January 8, 2023 to become the president of the University of Florida.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Sasse, Benjamin Eric". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ↑ "7 Republicans found Trump 'guilty' of inciting Capitol riot. They explain their vote". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Dress, Brad (2022-11-10). "Sasse leaving Senate in January after University of Florida approves him as president". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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