Ben Sasse
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Benjamin Eric Sasse ( /ˈsæs/ SASS;[1] born February 22, 1972) is an American academic administrator and former politician who is the president of the University of Florida. He served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2015 to 2023 and is a member of the Republican Party.
Ben Sasse | |
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13th 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 (1972-02-22) February 22, 1972 (age 52) Plainview, Nebraska, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Melissa McLeod (m. 1995) |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The Anti-Madalyn Majority: Secular Left, Religious Right, and the Rise of Reagan's America (2004) |
Doctoral advisor | Jon Butler Harry Stout |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Political science |
Institutions | University of Texas at Austin Midland University |
Ben Sasse speaks on national unity and comity following the January 6 Capitol attack Recorded January 6, 2021 | |
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]