Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is the only finalist to be the subsequent president of the College of Florida, the college introduced Thursday in a information launch that included an announcement from Sasse. If he accepts, Sasse would seemingly must resign from his Senate seat earlier than his time period ends.
Sasse was reelected to a second time period in 2020, and his time period does not expire till 2027. Below state legislation, his seat could be crammed by a gubernatorial appointment, which on this case could be by GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts.
"The College of Florida is probably the most attention-grabbing college in America proper now," Sasse mentioned in an announcement included within the College of Florida's information launch. "It is crucial establishment within the nation's most economically dynamic state — and its board, school and graduates are uniquely positioned to guide this nation via an period of disruption. The caliber of instructing and analysis at UF is unmistakable, carried out via the core rules of shared governance and tutorial freedom. I am thrilled concerning the alternative to work alongside one of many nation's most excellent schools."
The Nebraska Republican was one of many seven Senate Republican senators who voted to convict Trump on the cost of inciting an rebel over his position within the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol.
Sasse holds levels from Harvard College and Yale College.
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