Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse
Ben Sasse
	Official photo, 2016
President of the University of Florida
	Incumbent
	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 (age 52); Plainview, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Melissa McLeod (m. 1995)
Children	3
Education	Harvard University (BA); St. John's College (MA); Yale University (MA, MPhil, PhD);
Occupation	Politician; educator; consultant; author;
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]

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

↑ "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.