Ben Sasse Explained

Ben Sasse
Office:13th President of the University of Florida
Term Start:February 6, 2023
Term End:July 31, 2024
Predecessor:Kent Fuchs
Successor:Kent Fuchs (acting)
Jr/Sr1:United States Senator
State1:Nebraska
Term Start1:January 3, 2015
Term End1:January 8, 2023
Predecessor1:Mike Johanns
Successor1:Pete Ricketts
Office2:15th President of Midland University
Term Start2:December 10, 2010
Term End2:December 31, 2014
Predecessor2:Stephen Fritz
Successor2:Jody Horner
Office3:Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation
President3:George W. Bush
Term Start3:December 19, 2007
Term End3:January 20, 2009
Predecessor3:Michael O'Grady
Successor3:Sherry Glied
Birth Name:Benjamin Eric Sasse
Birth Date:22 February 1972
Birth Place:Plainview, Nebraska, U.S.
Children:3
Party:Republican
Module:
Child:yes
Thesis Title:The Anti-Madalyn Majority: Secular Left, Religious Right, and the Rise of Reagan's America
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/docview/305118930/
Thesis Year:2004
Doctoral Advisor:Jon Butler
Harry Stout
Discipline:Political science
Workplaces:University of Texas at Austin
Midland University

Benjamin Eric Sasse (;[1] born February 22, 1972) is an American former academic administrator and politician who was the president of the University of Florida from 2023 to 2024. He served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2015 to 2023 and is a member of the Republican Party.

Born in Plainview, Nebraska, Sasse was educated at Harvard University, St. John's College, and Yale University. He has taught at the University of Texas and served as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[2] In 2010, Sasse was named the 15th president of Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska.

In 2014, Sasse ran for a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. He defeated Democratic nominee David Domina, 65% to 31%.[3] In 2020, Sasse was reelected. On February 13, 2021, Sasse was one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Donald Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial.

Sasse resigned from the Senate on January 8, 2023, to succeed Kent Fuchs as president of the University of Florida.[4] [5] On July 18, 2024, he announced his surprise resignation from the position effective July 31, 2024, citing his wife's health issues.[6]

Early life and education

Sasse was born on February 22, 1972, in Plainview, Nebraska, the son of Gary Lynn Sasse, a high school teacher and football coach, and Linda Sasse.[7] He graduated from Fremont Senior High School in 1990[8] and was valedictorian of his class.[9]

Sasse graduated from Harvard College in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in government. He also studied at the University of Oxford during the fall of 1992 on a junior year abroad program.[8] In 1998, Sasse earned a Master of Arts in liberal studies from the Graduate Institute at St. John's College. He earned a Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, and, in 2004, a PhD in history from Yale University. His dissertation was directed by Jon Butler and Harry Stout.[10]

In 2000, The Mustard Seed Foundation selected Sasse as a Harvey Fellow.[11] [12] Sasse's doctoral dissertation, "The Anti-Madalyn Majority: Secular Left, Religious Right, and the Rise of Reagan's America", won the Theron Rockwell Field[13] and George Washington Egleston[14] Prizes.[8] [15]

Early career

From September 1994 to November 1995, Sasse worked as an associate consultant at the management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group. For the next year, he served as consultant/executive director for Christians United For Reformation (CURE).[8] During his tenure, CURE merged with the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals (ACE), and Sasse became executive director of ACE in Anaheim, California.[16]

From January 2004 to January 2005, Sasse served as chief of staff for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy and as a part-time assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, commuting to Austin to teach. Sasse left the Department of Justice to serve as chief of staff to Representative Jeff Fortenberry from January to July 2005.[8]

Sasse then advised the United States Department of Homeland Security on national security issues from July to September 2005 as a consultant. He moved to Austin, Texas, to resume his professorship full-time from September 2005 to December 2006.[8]

From December 2006 to December 2007, Sasse served as counselor to the secretary at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, D.C., advising the secretary on a broad spectrum of health policy issues, from healthcare access to food safety and security.[17]

In July 2007, President George W. Bush nominated Sasse to the post of assistant secretary for planning and evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[18] [19] The Senate confirmed him in December 2007[20] and he served until the end of the Bush administration, in January 2009. While at HHS, Sasse took an unpaid leave from the University of Texas.[8]

During 2009, Sasse advised private equity clients and health care investors and taught at the University of Texas.[21] [22] In October 2009, he officially joined the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Center for Politics and Governance as a fellow, before being appointed president of Midland University.[23] While at Texas, he was critical of Obama-era proposals to expand public health care programs. He criticized public-option proposals as a step toward single-payer health insurance and health-care rationing. He supported a plan to lower the cost of Medicare by raising the eligibility age and cutting benefits.[24] He also coauthored a paper proposing limits to Medicaid reimbursements for hospital care for the uninsured.[25]

Midland University

Sasse was announced as the 15th president of Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University) in October 2009. At 37, he was one of the youngest chief executives in American higher education when he took over leadership of the 128-year-old institution in spring 2010. Sasse's grandfather, Elmer Sasse, worked for Midland for 33 years, mainly as vice president of finance. The school was experiencing financial and academic difficulties; Sasse has been credited with "turn[ing] it around", rebranding "Midland Lutheran College" as Midland University, instituting new policies (including spot quizzes and class attendance), and "prodigious fundraising".[26] [27]

Sasse was installed as president on December 10, 2010.[28] When he was appointed, enrollment was at a historic low and the college was "on the verge of bankruptcy".[29] [30] During his tenure as president, enrollment grew from 590 to 1,300 students.[29] [31] When nearby Dana College was forced to close, Sasse hired much of its faculty and enabled most of its students to transfer to Midland.[31]

When Sasse announced his intention to run for U.S. Senate, he offered to resign his post at Midland. Instead, the board asked him to stay under a partial leave of absence;[32] in October 2013, his employment contract was amended to reduce his pay.[33] After winning the Republican primary election, Sasse announced that he would step down as president of Midland, effective December 31, 2014.[34]

U.S. Senate

2014 election

See main article: 2014 United States Senate election in Nebraska. In October 2013, Sasse announced his candidacy for the Senate seat held by Republican Mike Johanns, who was not seeking reelection.[35] As of October 2013, his fundraising total of nearly $815,000 from individual donors in his first quarter broke Nebraska's previous record of $526,000 from individual donors, set in 2007 by Johanns while he was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.[36] Upon announcing his candidacy, Sasse expressed strong opposition to the Affordable Care Act. His primary opponent, former state Treasurer Shane Osborn, questioned the depth of Sasse's opposition to the ACA, publicizing articles and speeches Sasse delivered during and after the act's passage through Congress; according to the Omaha World-Herald, "Osborn's campaign appears intent on questioning whether Sasse is a true conservative."[37] The Osborn campaign cited, among other pieces, a 2009 Bloomberg Businessweek column titled "Health-Care Reform: The Rush to Pass a Bad Bill", stating that "There's an emerging consensus that this [an individual mandate] might be a good idea",[38] and a 2010 speech in which Sasse said Republicans would probably lack the votes to repeal the ACA, stating that "a middle-class entitlement has never been repealed", and opining that Republicans had failed to offer a viable alternative, preferring to stage "symbolic repeal votes".[39] Sasse's response was that in his articles and speeches, he was describing the political landscape rather than giving his own opinions on the ACA's merits; to a World-Herald reporter, he said, "I have never changed my position on thinking Obamacare is a bad idea".

On May 13, 2014, Sasse won 92 of 93 counties[40] and secured the Republican nomination with 109,829 votes, or 49.4% of all votes cast; banker Sid Dinsdale came in second, with 49,829 votes (22.4%), followed by Osborn, with 46,850 votes (21.1%).[41]

On November 4, 2014, Sasse won the general election, defeating Democratic nominee David Domina with 64.4% of the vote to Domina's 31.5%.[42]

2020 election

See main article: 2020 United States Senate election in Nebraska. In 2020, Sasse defeated Democrats Chris Janicek, who won the Democratic primary, and Preston Love Jr., who had the support of the state Democratic party. Sasse received 62.7% of the vote.[43]

Tenure

114th Congress (2015–2017)

Sasse was sworn in as a member of the U.S. Senate on January 6, 2015.[44]

116th Congress (2019–2021)

In February 2019, Sasse was one of 16 senators to vote against legislation preventing a partial government shutdown and containing $1.375 billion for barriers along the U.S.–Mexico border that included 55 miles of fencing.[45]

In March 2019, Sasse was one of 12 senators to cosponsor a resolution that would impose a constitutional amendment limiting the Supreme Court to nine justices. The resolution was introduced after multiple Democratic presidential candidates expressed openness to increasing the number of seats on the Supreme Court.[46]

On February 5, 2020, Sasse joined almost all Republican senators in voting to acquit Trump on both articles of impeachment during Trump's first impeachment trial.

117th Congress (2021–2023)

Sasse was participating in the January 6, 2021, certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count when Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. In response, Sasse held Trump responsible for the storming of the Capitol,[47] asserting that Trump "delighted" in the attack and was a "broken man".[48] Sasse added that he would consider articles of impeachment if presented with them in the Senate, contending that Trump had "disregarded his oath of office".[49] Sasse voted to certify Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.[50]

After the House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for the second time, Sasse joined six other Republican senators in voting to convict Trump on February 13, 2021.

Committees

Sasse served on the following committees in the 117th Congress:[51]

University of Florida

In autumn 2022, the University of Florida board of trustees and board of governors chose Sasse as its president.[52] [53] [54] [55] He was the sole finalist out of twelve individuals interviewed for the position.[56] Sasse resigned from the Senate on January 8, 2023,[57] and assumed the presidency of the University of Florida on February 6, 2023.[58]

His appointment generated some controversy on campus, with Sasse's past comments on same-sex marriage leading to student protests.[59] The Faculty Senate also passed a no-confidence resolution expressing concern for the lack of transparency surrounding Sasse's selection.[60]

On July 18, 2024, the University announced that Sasse would be resigning from his position effective July 31. Sasse cited his wife Melissa's "recent epilepsy diagnosis and a new batch of memory issues" as a reason for his resignation.

During his presidency, Sasse tripled the budget of his office to $17.3 million, $7.2 million of which was directed to consulting contracts.[61] The president's staff increased from under 10 people to 30. The new hires included former Senate staffers and other Republican officials, many of whom worked outside of Florida, resulting in increased travel costs.

Political positions

Sasse is considered politically conservative. The American Conservative Union's Center for Legislative Accountability gives him a lifetime rating of 94%.[62] The politically liberal Americans for Democratic Action gave him a 2019 score of 5%.[63]

Abortion

In 2019, Sasse introduced the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, calling for unanimous support in the Senate to protect babies born after failed abortion attempts.[64] [65]

China

Huawei's CFO Meng Wanzhou, daughter of the company's founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested in Canada on December 1, 2018, at the request of U.S. authorities. Sasse said that China is undermining U.S. national security interests, often "using private sector entities", and "Americans are grateful that our Canadian partners have arrested the chief financial officer."[66]

In 2020, Sasse delivered a commencement speech to his high school alma mater in which he attacked China over the COVID-19 pandemic.[67] The Omaha World-Herald reported that the remarks drew criticism from Sasse's Democratic opponent[67] and a board member of the high school who endorsed Sasse's Democratic opponent;[67] an official statement from the public school board disavowed responsibility for Sasse's comments.[67] A spokesperson for Sasse defended the remarks, reiterating Sasse's criticisms and saying that students were mature enough to hear the truth.[67]

Congressional term limits

Sasse pledged to support a constitutional amendment setting term limits on the terms in office for U.S. senators and representatives.[68] In the 117th Congress, he cosponsored a bill for a constitutional amendment that would limit senators to two terms and representatives to three.[69]

Sasse has proposed repealing the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Repealing that amendment would give state legislatures the power to select senators, eliminating the requirement that senators be elected by popular vote.[70] [71]

Criminal justice

Sasse voted against the bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation, FIRST STEP Act, which passed with near-unanimous consent. The bill passed 87–12 on December 18, 2018.[72]

Donald Trump

Sasse has been a critic of U.S. president Donald Trump.[73]

In early 2016, during both major parties' presidential primary election seasons, Sasse announced that he would not support Trump should Trump become the party's nominee; he was the first sitting senator to make such an announcement.[74] Sasse questioned Trump's commitment to the U.S. Constitution, in particular accusing him of attacking the First Amendment; stated that Trump had refused to condemn the Ku Klux Klan; and suggested that Trump "thinks he's running for King".[75] He stated that if Trump won the party's nomination, he would vote neither for him nor for Hillary Clinton, but would probably "look for some third candidate—a conservative option, a Constitutionalist". Sasse suggested that he might leave the Republican Party, saying, "if the Republican Party becomes the party of David Duke, Donald Trump, I'm out".[76] [77]

Asked about Sasse's third-party suggestion, Trump replied, "That would be the work of a loser." Several Nebraska Republican politicians, among them State Senators Bob Krist and Beau McCoy and U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, took exception to Sasse's statements. Krist called them "very immature" and said that Sasse should "quietly and in a statesmanlike manner allow the system to work out and provide the leadership that needs to be provided"; Fischer said that voting for a third-party alternative would produce a Clinton victory.[78] Krist later switched his registration to the Democratic Party, running as its candidate in the 2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election.

In September 2017, Sasse said he thought about leaving the GOP "every morning" and said he thought of himself as "an independent conservative who caucuses with the Republicans".[79] Sasse has called Trump a "megalomaniac strongman", has "called the president's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports 'dumb, and "has described Trump's escalating trade war with China [as] 'nuts.[80]

In March 2018, Sasse criticized Trump for congratulating Vladimir Putin on his election victory,[81] saying, "The president of the United States was wrong to congratulate him, and the White House press secretary was wrong to duck a simple question about whether or not Putin's reelection was free and fair. It was not. The American people know that, the Russian people know that, and the world knows that. The White House refused to speak directly and clearly about this matter; we were weakened as a nation, and a tyrant was strengthened."

In July 2018, Politico reported that Sasse had "quietly launched a new political non-profit group, fueling speculation that he might launch a Hail Mary bid for president rather than seek another term in the Senate". But Politico also reported that Sasse and Trump were talking multiple times each month.[80]

In January 2019, Sasse was one of 11 Republican senators to vote to advance legislation intended to block Trump's intent to lift sanctions against three Russian companies.[82]

Sasse has been criticized for lambasting Trump but voting in line with his positions. Dick Polman of WHYY criticized Sasse as "all talk, no action", saying that Sasse and other Republicans in Congress "continue to abet and excuse Donald Trump's relentless assaults on democratic norms and the rule of law".[83] Jennifer Rubin, in The Washington Post, wrote that Sasse and Republicans "now face voters increasingly upset about corruption and abuse of power, both of which will not abate so long as spineless Republicans hold the majority in both houses".[84]

Sasse voted to acquit Trump in his first impeachment trial in the Senate over his request of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he start an investigation into political rival Joe Biden. Sasse said, "It's clear that the president had mixed motives in his decision to temporarily withhold military aid from Ukraine. The line between personal and public was not firmly safeguarded." He added that removing Trump from office would be bad for the country in the long term and that "removal is the wrong decision".[85] During the impeachment trial, Sasse voted not to call witnesses to testify.[86]

In August 2020, Sasse again came into conflict with Trump when Sasse referred to Trump's executive order authorizing stimulus after Congress failed to agree on a second COVID-19 relief package as "unconstitutional slop".[87] Trump responded by calling Sasse a RINO (Republican In Name Only)[88] and saying that Sasse had "gone rogue".[89]

In an October 2020 campaign town hall event, Sasse remained critical of Trump: "He mocks evangelicals behind closed doors. His family has treated the presidency like a business opportunity. He's flirted with white supremacists." He added, "The United States now regularly sells out our allies under his leadership" and criticized Trump for "the way he treats women". Sasse expressed concern that Trump's "stupid political obsessions" and "rage tweeting" alienate voters.[90]

In December 2020, when Trump pardoned many people connected to himself, Sasse said, "This is rotten to the core."[91]

Sasse acknowledged Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election[92] and condemned Trump's efforts to overturn the election results.[93] He was the first Republican to criticize Senator Josh Hawley's plan to challenge the results during Congress's count of the electoral votes on January 6, 2021, saying such an action would "disenfranchise millions of Americans" and that it would "point a loaded gun at the heart of legitimate self-government".[94]

Sasse was the first Republican senator to publicly support the Second impeachment of Donald Trump, saying that he was willing to consider articles of impeachment because Trump had violated his oath of office.[95] Along with six other Republican senators, he voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial.[96] On May 27, 2021, along with five other Republicans and all present Democrats, he voted to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 United States Capitol attack. The vote failed for lack of 60 required "yes" votes.[97]

In February 2021, the Lincoln County Republican Party censured Sasse for his comments about Trump's impeachment. The county chair lamented that state law did not allow Sasse to be recalled.[98] When the Nebraska Republican Party considered censuring Sasse for his lack of support for Trump, Sasse responded, "Politics isn't about the weird worship of one dude."[73]

According to FiveThirtyEight, Sasse voted in line with Trump's position 84.8% of the time, less than the majority of his Senate Republican colleagues.[99]

Environment

Sasse has criticized what he calls "alarmism" over climate change and has said, "you don't hear a lot of people who put climate as a No. 1 issue... offering constructive, innovative solutions for the future".[100] He has said that "innovation" is the solution to climate change.[101] [102]

Guns

In Sasse's 2014 Senate campaign, he received an "AQ" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF).[103] According to the NRA-PVF's press release, the rating was the most favorable that could be given to a candidate who had no voting record on gun-related issues. The NRA-PVF endorsed Sasse in the race.[104]

Sasse has said he could support "red flag" gun legislation only if it protects the constitutional rights of gun owners, doesn't take away guns without due process, and is limited to people who are convicted of domestic violence or other crimes.[105]

Health care

In announcing his Senate candidacy, Sasse expressed strong opposition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling himself "the anti-Obamacare candidate"[106] and declaring that "If it lives, America as we know it will die." In the Senate, Sasse continued to support repeal of the ACA. In 2017, with Republicans unable to develop a repeal-and-replace plan that could secure a majority in the Senate, Sasse proposed an immediate repeal with a one-year delay in implementation, and called on the Senate to give up its August recess to allow it to work on a replacement measure.[107]

In 2016, Sasse was the only senator from either party to vote against the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which was intended to address abuse of heroin and opioid drugs by providing funds to the states for treatment and prevention programs and by making the anti-overdose drug naloxone more widely available to first responders and law enforcement agencies. Sasse said he was "distressed by opioid abuse" but questioned whether drug treatment should be addressed at the federal level.[108]

LGBT+ rights

Sasse does not support same-sex marriage. After the United States Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for a state to ban same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges, Sasse said, "Today's ruling is a disappointment to Nebraskans who understand that marriage brings a wife and husband together so their children can have a mom and dad. The Supreme Court once again overstepped its Constitutional role by acting as a super-legislature and imposing its own definition of marriage on the American people rather than allowing voters to decide in the states."[109] In November 2022, he abstained from voting on the Respect for Marriage Act which codified same-sex marriage rights into federal law.[110] [111] [112]

Ukraine

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sasse spoke in favor of expanding American military assistance to Ukraine, saying, "If [Ukraine] can shoot it, we should ship it."[113]

Sasse, who served on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has criticized what he considered unnecessary roadblocks in supplying actionable intelligence to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, saying, "There are a bunch of technicalities about intelligence in general versus targeting information in particular. And we should be giving the Ukrainians all the intelligence we can possibly get them as fast as possible. It's way too lawyerly. We have a very limited window here."[114]

Sasse does not support direct U.S. military intervention in the conflict, saying, "We don't need to have fighter pilots in the air, we don't need to have boots on the ground inside Ukraine, because Ukrainians have the will to fight. We need to have the will to rearm them constantly."[115]

Books

Sasse is the author of The Vanishing American Adult (2017)[116] and Them: Why We Hate Each Other – and How to Heal (2018) .[117] He also co-edited the book Here We Stand!: A Call from Confessing Evangelicals for a Modern Reformation with theologian James Montgomery Boice.[118]

Personal life

Sasse, his wife Melissa (née McLeod) Sasse, and their third child, Breck Sasse, live on the University of Florida campus in the Dasburg House.[119] Previously, Sasse and his wife lived in Fremont, Nebraska, with their three children. Their children were homeschooled.[120] [121]

Sasse was raised a Lutheran and baptized in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.[120] As an undergraduate in the early 1990s, he encountered the teachings of W. Robert Godfrey at the Bolton Conference. Sasse identifies this as the time when he and his wife first began to embrace Reformed Christianity.[122] He later became an elder in the United Reformed Churches in North America and served on the board of trustees for Westminster Seminary California.[123] He is a member of Grace Church, a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) congregation in Fremont.[124]

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Notes and References

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  8. Sasse, Benjamin, "Biographical Information" Appendix to Hearing re Nomination of Dr. Benjamin Sasse, pp. 78–84. U.S. House. Committee on the Finance. Washington: Government Printing Office; retrieved January 11, 2014.
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  35. Web site: Tysver, Robynn. If Obamacare survives, U.S. won't, Ben Sasse says as he officially launches Senate bid. Omaha World-Herald. October 7, 2013. October 17, 2013. October 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024903/http://www.omaha.com/article/20131007/NEWS/131008952/1685. live.
  36. News: Tysver. Robynn. Donors spread funds across Senate race, though Ben Sasse far ahead of other candidates. October 17, 2013. Omaha World Herald. October 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131018033045/http://www.omaha.com/article/20131015/NEWS/131019196/1016. live.
  37. Web site: Burnett, James R.. Opponents scour Ben Sasse's old writings for fodder. Omaha World-Herald. November 25, 2013. January 13, 2014. January 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103181449/http://www.omaha.com/article/20131125/NEWS/131129186. live.
  38. Web site: Sasse, Benjamin E.. Health-Care Reform: The Rush to Pass a Bad Bill. Bloomberg Businessweek. July 2, 2009. January 3, 2014. January 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102153047/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2009-07-01/health-care-reform-the-rush-to-pass-a-bad-bill. dead.
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  40. News: Walton. Don. Sasse is new Republican voice. Lincoln Journal Star. October 27, 2014. October 19, 2014. October 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141021151003/http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/sasse-is-new-republican-voice/article_ceaa5774-d3c6-5a66-bab0-c0c95cc21645.html. live.
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  44. Web site: Sasse sworn in as Nebraska's new U.S. senator. JournalStar.com. Walton. Don. January 6, 2015. May 8, 2022.
  45. News: Senate approves border bill that prevents shutdown. Jordain. Carney. The Hill. February 15, 2019. February 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190215025927/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/430076-senate-approves-border-bill. live.
  46. News: Senate GOP proposes constitutional amendment to keep SCOTUS at 9 seats. March 25, 2019. Jordain. Carney. The Hill. March 25, 2019. March 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325235113/https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/435742-senate-gop-introduces-constitutional-amendment-to-keep-scotus-at-9. live.
  47. News: Costello . Becca . Nebraska Congressmen Denounce Capitol Rioters: 'Shameful,' 'Ugly,' 'Unacceptable' . January 14, 2021 . NET . January 6, 2021 . en . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110193438/http://netnebraska.org/article/news/1248006/nebraska-congressmen-denounce-capitol-rioters-shameful-ugly-unacceptable . live .
  48. News: Papenfuss . Mary . Trump Was 'Delighted' His Supporters Stormed The Capitol, Says GOP Sen. Ben Sasse . January 14, 2021 . HuffPost . January 9, 2021 . en . January 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114195143/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ben-sasse-delighted-trump-capitol-attack_n_5ff93b1bc5b6c77d85e6df60 . live .
  49. News: Segers . Grace . GOP Senator Ben Sasse says he would "consider" impeachment articles brought by House . January 14, 2021 . CBS News . January 8, 2021 . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110062252/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-impeachment-ben-sasse-consider-senate/ . live .
  50. News: Here Are The Republicans Who Objected To The Electoral College Count. NPR.org. Sprunt. Barbara. January 7, 2021. May 8, 2022.
  51. Web site: U.S. Senate: Committee Assignments of the 117th Congress. 2021-10-05. www.senate.gov.
  52. News: Svrluga . Susan . November 1, 2022 . Trustees approve Sen. Ben Sasse as next University of Florida president . . 2022-11-01.
  53. Web site: Everett . Burgess . Sasse expected to resign from Senate . 2022-10-06 . . October 6, 2022 . en.
  54. Web site: University of Florida's finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse . 2022-10-06 . . en.
  55. Announcements & Updates . 2022-10-06 . President Search . en-US.
  56. News: Kumar . Divya . UF greets presidential finalist Ben Sasse with protests, tough questions . 10 July 2023 . . Times Publishing Company . October 11, 2022.
  57. Web site: Concepcion . Summer . Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat . NBC News . January 8, 2023 . 9 January 2023 . en.
  58. Web site: Dress . Brad . 2022-11-10 . Sasse leaving Senate in January after University of Florida approves him as president . 2022-11-12 . The Hill . en-US.
  59. News: Coin . Julia . University of Florida bans protests in on-campus buildings as Sasse awaits presidential appointment . 10 July 2023 . . October 24, 2022.
  60. News: Spells . Alta . Santiago . Leyla . Weisfeldt . Sara . University of Florida faculty passes symbolic vote against possible selection of Sen. Ben Sasse as president . 10 July 2023 . . October 28, 2022.
  61. News: Shanley . Garrett . August 12, 2024 . Sasse's spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts . 2024-08-12 . The Independent Florida Alligator.
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  63. Web site: ADA Voting Records Americans for Democratic Action. 2021-05-05. en-US.
  64. Web site: Democrats Block Sasse's Infanticide Ban . Senator Ben Sasse . February 5, 2019 . en . May 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529043224/https://www.sasse.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=DD92C671-B301-4ACE-B052-5A808FAA32DD . live .
  65. News: Valerie. Richardson. Senate Democrats block GOP anti-infanticide bill spurred by Ralph Northam comments . February 4, 2019 . February 5, 2019 . . February 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190205084304/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/4/anti-infanticide-bill-blocked-senate-democrats/ . live .
  66. News: Huawei finance chief Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada . . November 6, 2018 . December 21, 2018 . December 6, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181206170423/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46462858 . live .
  67. News: Watch now: Sasse ridicules people named Jeremy (trying to joke), rips 'thugs in China' in Fremont High grad speech . . May 16, 2020 . Essex, Randy . May 20, 2020 . May 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200520000721/https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/watch-now-sasse-ridicules-people-named-jeremy-trying-to-joke-rips-thugs-in-china-in/article_115b3a24-e69d-5e47-8e4f-8730652bd785.html . live .
  68. Web site: Term Limits Pledge . U.S. Term Limits . April 3, 2018 . 2021-02-10.
  69. Web site: Cruz. Ted. 2021-01-22. S.J.Res.3 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.. 2021-02-11. www.congress.gov.
  70. News: Joseph . Morton . Omaha World-Herald . Sep 10, 2020 . Sasse proposes ending direct election of U.S. senators . 2021-02-11. en.
  71. News: Ben Sasse Calls for Repealing 17th Amendment, Eliminating Popular-Vote Senate Elections . National Review . September 9, 2020 . September 22, 2020 . September 28, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928165047/https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ben-sasse-calls-for-repealing-17th-amendment-eliminating-popular-vote-senate-elections/ . live .
  72. Web site: LeVine . Marianne . Senate approves Trump-backed criminal justice overhaul . Politico . December 18, 2018 . December 18, 2018 . December 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181219053901/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/18/criminal-justice-reform-bill-vote-1068268 . live .
  73. News: February 5, 2021 . Caroline . Kelly . Sasse's message to Nebraska GOP as he faces censure: 'Politics isn't about the weird worship of one dude' . February 5, 2021 . CNN.
  74. Web site: Gabrielle. Levy. Republicans Vow to Oppose Trump in November. U.S. News & World Report. February 29, 2016. March 4, 2016. March 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301093932/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-02-29/ben-sasse-vows-to-oppose-trump-in-november. live.
  75. Web site: Ben. Sasse. An open letter to Trump supporters. Facebook. February 28, 2016. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103750/https://www.facebook.com/sassefornebraska/posts/561073597391141 . March 5, 2016 .
  76. Web site: Morton. Joseph. Ben Sasse, asked about possible party change: 'I conceive of myself as an independent conservative'. September 10, 2018. July 18, 2020. Omaha World-Herald. en. July 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718102013/https://omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/ben-sasse-asked-about-possible-party-change-i-conceive-of-myself-as-an-independent-conservative/article_c47fdfeb-7958-5906-90d9-e26e25a1b922.html. live.
  77. Web site: Joseph. Morton. Ben Sasse: If GOP embraces politics of Donald Trump, 'I'm out'. Omaha World-Herald. March 2, 2016. March 4, 2016. June 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170612160528/http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/ben-sasse-if-gop-embraces-politics-of-donald-trump-i/article_5fba53b6-e000-11e5-a19c-af6472f4a7e7.html. live.
  78. Web site: Matthew. Daly. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is again tangling with Donald Trump and his supporters. U.S. News & World Report. March 4, 2016. March 4, 2016. March 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305105753/http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-03-04/tangling-with-trump-freshman-nebraska-senator-relishes-it. live.
  79. Web site: Trump critic and rising GOP star Ben Sasse is now a Trump apologist. How sadly predictable.. NBC News. Charlie. Sykes. Charlie Sykes. September 22, 2019. en. September 23, 2020. October 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020222257/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-critic-rising-gop-star-ben-sasse-now-trump-apologist-ncna1056926. live.
  80. Web site: Sasse tempts Trump's wrath by refusing to bow. Politico. Isenstadt. Alex. July 9, 2018. September 29, 2018. September 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929114647/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/09/sasse-trump-republican-senate-never-702071. live.
  81. News: Sasse rips Trump for congratulating Putin on 'sham' election win. Politico. Burgess. Everett. March 21, 2018. March 23, 2018. March 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322031926/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/sasse-trump-putin-russia-479045. live.
  82. News: Senate advances measure bucking Trump on Russia sanctions. Jordain. Carney. January 15, 2019. The Hill. September 23, 2020. January 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116014551/https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/425506-senate-advances-measure-bucking-trump-on-russia-sanctions. live.
  83. Web site: All talk, no action: Ben Sasse, Republican metaphor. Dick. Polman. WHYY. September 10, 2018. September 23, 2020.
  84. News: Ben Sasse should do more than talk and tweet. September 4, 2018. The Washington Post. Jennifer. Rubin. September 23, 2020. December 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201212061522/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/09/04/ben-sasse-should-do-more-than-talk-and-tweet/?noredirect=on. live.
  85. Web site: Walton. Don. Sasse on impeachment: Let the voters render their verdict on Election Day. August 9, 2020. Lincoln Journal Star. February 5, 2020. en. August 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200824025018/https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/sasse-on-impeachment-let-the-voters-render-their-verdict-on-election-day/article_e4d83cf6-5472-5ba1-a482-7d2d2329d256.html. live.
  86. Web site: Walton. Don. Fischer, Sasse vote not to call Trump impeachment witnesses. August 9, 2020. Lincoln Journal Star. January 31, 2020. en. August 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813213836/https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/federal-politics/fischer-sasse-vote-not-to-call-trump-impeachment-witnesses/article_8e879927-03b8-5f4a-8fb8-c46178b4439a.html. live.
  87. News: 'Unconstitutional slop:' Donald Trump spars with Ben Sasse, the GOP senator who attacked his executive order. David. Jackson. USA Today. September 23, 2020. September 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922221600/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/10/unconstitutional-slop-donald-trump-denounces-gop-senator-ben-sasse/3334538001/. live.
  88. Web site: Singman. Brooke. Trump slams GOP Sen. Sasse as 'RINO,' says he's 'gone rogue'. August 10, 2020. August 19, 2020. Fox News. August 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200819095745/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-slams-gop-sen-sasse-rino. live.
  89. Web site: Trump accuses Sasse of going 'rogue' after GOP senator slams his coronavirus orders. Quint. Forgey. Politico. August 10, 2018. September 23, 2020. September 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200910185407/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/10/trump-sasse-rogue-virus-executive-action-393091. live.
  90. News: GOP's Sen. Sasse says Trump mistreats women, flirts with white supremacy and secretly mocks evangelicals . October 15, 2020 . Colby . Itkowitz . . October 15, 2020 . October 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016024019/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sasse-senate-trump-republicans/2020/10/15/644ece10-0f18-11eb-b1e8-16b59b92b36d_story.html . live .
  91. News: Trump pardons Manafort, Stone, father of Jared Kushner. Gerstein. Josh. Cheney. Kyle. December 23, 2020. Politico. December 24, 2020. January 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114195236/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/trump-pardons-manafort-stone-kushner-450328. live.
  92. News: Sen. Ben Sasse congratulates President-elect Joe Biden on his win. Morton. Joseph. November 8, 2020. Omaha World-Herald. January 2, 2021. January 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114195136/https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/sen-ben-sasse-congratulates-president-elect-joe-biden-on-his-win/article_1de24330-b59a-5eac-9544-b0be213c8fa3.html. live.
  93. News: Sasse, Romney pan Trump campaign's tactics in contesting election. Everett. Burgess. November 19, 2020. Politico. January 2, 2021. January 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210114195249/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/19/ben-sasse-trump-fraud-allegations-438574. live.
  94. News: Sasse Slams G.O.P. Effort to Challenge Election Results as a 'Dangerous Ploy'. Edmondson. Catie. December 31, 2020. The New York Times. January 2, 2021. January 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102230620/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us/politics/ben-sasse-election-results.html. live.
  95. Web site: Sasse says he'd consider impeaching Trump. Ian. Swanson. January 8, 2021. TheHill. January 8, 2021. January 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108230608/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533302-sasse-says-hed-consider-impeaching-trump. live.
  96. Web site: "Trump acquitted in impeachment trial; 7 GOP Senators vote with Democrats to convict". Gregorian. Dareh. February 13, 2021. NBC News. February 13, 2021. February 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210213205205/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-acquitted-impeachment-trial-7-gop-senators-vote-democrats-convict-n1257876. dead.
  97. News: Republican senators torpedo Jan. 6 commission . . Chris . Marquette . May 28, 2021 . May 29, 2021.
  98. Jason. Lemon. February 4, 2021. Nebraska county GOP censures Ben Sasse as chair laments senator can't be recalled. February 14, 2021. Newsweek. en.
  99. Web site: Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump . . Jan 13, 2021 . Aug 24, 2022.
  100. News: Much of GOP falling in line with Trump on climate change. December 3, 2018. The Mercury News. Matt. Viser. en-US. December 10, 2018. December 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202742/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/02/much-of-gop-falling-in-line-with-trump-on-climate-change/. live.
  101. News: GOP Shrugs Off Bombshell Climate Report. Bobic. Igor. November 25, 2018. The Huffington Post. December 10, 2018. en-US. December 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209180829/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-report-gop_us_5bfab61de4b0771fb6b9bf48. live.
  102. Web site: Sasse says conversation needed on climate change solutions. Morin. Rebecca. Politico. en. November 25, 2018. January 5, 2020. December 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201212061538/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/25/sasse-climate-change-report-1013328. live.
  103. Web site: NRA-PVF Grades Nebraska . nrapvf.org . NRA-PVF . 14 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141104205621/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/nebraska/ . November 4, 2014 . en-US . usurped.
  104. Web site: NRA Endorses Ben Sasse for U.S. Senate in Nebraska. NRA-PVF. October 5, 2017. en. October 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005101437/https://www.nrapvf.org/articles/20140908/nra-endorses-ben-sasse-for-us-senate-in-nebraska. live.
  105. News: Senator Ben Sasse would back 'red-flag' gun law that provides due process, protects rights. Stoddard. Martha. Omaha World-Herald. en. August 9, 2019. 2020-01-05. August 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200802205823/https://omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/senator-ben-sasse-would-back-red-flag-gun-law-that/article_ac4c813d-5864-5a27-acf8-0ad609a63af6.html. live.
  106. News: Ben Sasse: I'm running to repeal the Obamacare worldview. Ben. Sasse. December 3, 2013. Lincoln Journal Star. October 7, 2013. October 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031151549/http://journalstar.com/ben-sasse-i-m-running-to-repeal-the-obamacare-worldview/article_0b15125a-1ed0-55b2-a1b1-50224ecea5f0.html. live.
  107. News: Joseph. Morton. Ben Sasse offers alternative strategy amid uncertainty over GOP health care bill. Omaha World-Herald. July 1, 2017. October 5, 2017. August 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819061937/http://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/ben-sasse-offers-alternative-strategy-amid-uncertainty-over-gop-health/article_a30c72c6-5d85-11e7-af32-5b3d2cb3d4fa.html. live.
  108. Web site: Senate Passes Bill Addressing Heroin, Opioid Crisis. Arkin. James. March 10, 2016. Real Clear Politics. March 12, 2016. March 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311104240/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/03/10/senate_passes_bill_addressing_heroin_opioid_crisis_129935.html. live.
  109. Web site: Sasse Statement on Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling. 2021-02-14. Senator Ben Sasse. en.
  110. Web site: Foley . Ryan . Reporter . Christian Post . 2022-11-29 . Senate passes same-sex marriage bill; 12 Republicans support . 2022-11-30 . The Christian Post . en-US.
  111. Web site: 2022-11-17 . Senate advances same-sex marriage protections: Fischer votes 'no,' Sasse 'not present' . 2022-11-30 . KMTV 3 News Now Omaha . en.
  112. News: 2022-11-30 . These 36 Republican Senators Voted No on the Respect for Marriage Act . en . Bloomberg.com . 2022-11-30.
  113. Web site: Senator Sasse on Ukraine Aid and Federal Spending. 2022-03-17. 2022-08-24. C-SPAN.
  114. Web site: Ukrainians aren't getting U.S. intelligence on Russia fast enough, Sasse says. 2022-03-01. 2022-08-24. NPR.
  115. Web site: Sasse to Biden: 'Stop listening to all of your advisers who say Zelenskyy is a dead man walking'. 2022-03-20. 2022-08-24. Politico.
  116. News: Morton. Joseph. Ben Sasse's 'The Vanishing American Adult' isn't your typical lawmaker's book. May 10, 2017. Omaha World-Herald. May 9, 2017. May 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170507101836/http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/ben-sasse-s-the-vanishing-american-adult-isn-t-your/article_25e27bdf-c13b-5ebe-992b-d4225657be54.html. live.
  117. News: Lozada . Carlos . Opinion: What Exactly Is Ben Sasse the Right Guy For? . . 13 October 2022.
  118. Book: Sasse, Benjamin E. . Here We Stand!: A Call From Confessing Evangelicals for a Modern Reformation . September 3, 2004. P&R . 978-0-87552670-6. Phillipsburg, NJ.
  119. Web site: About President Sasse . University of Florida . 4 October 2023.
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  122. Web site: 2016 Commencement Address: Never Again Will Jerusalem Grieve.. Sasse. Ben. June 9, 2016. Westminster Seminary California. 2:00 minute mark. September 5, 2018. September 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180905215112/https://www.wscal.edu/resource-center/commencement-address-2016. live.
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