{"id":1804060,"date":"2023-01-12T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804060"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:05:34","slug":"former-nebraska-gov-pete-ricketts-fills-empty-senate-seat-vacated-by-ben-sasse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nebraska-gov-pete-ricketts-fills-empty-senate-seat-vacated-by-ben-sasse\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts Fills Empty Senate Seat Vacated By Ben Sasse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-nebraska-gov-pete-ricketts-fills-empty-senate-seat-vacated-by-ben-sasse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nebraska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska<\/a> Governor Jim Pillen appointed the state\u2019s former Republican Governor Pete Ricketts as the Cornhusker State\u2019s next senator on Thursday, replacing Ben Sasse, who officially resigned early this week.<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts served two terms as the state\u2019s top official from 2015 until last week when his successor moved into the governor\u2019s mansion.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Pillen selected Ricketts as the replacement for Sasse. \u201cincredibly seriously\u201d Because the appointee must \u201crepresent the people\u201d NBC, Nebraska <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/nebraska-gov-pillen-appoints-former-gov-pete-ricketts-ben-sasses-senat-rcna65482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pillen said that the next senator must reflect \u201cvalues and ideology important to Nebraskans,\u201d Believe in \u201cless government and fiscal accountability,\u201d And be a \u201cperson of incredible faith, God-fearing like almost all Nebraskans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear the person for the job was Sen.-designate Pete Ricketts,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/12\/us\/politics\/pete-ricketts-nebraska-senator.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>Ricketts stated that the Senate must be dissolved after Pillen had appointed him. \u201chold Washington, D.C., accountable for the waste and the fraud,\u201d The government must operate more like a business, according to the addition \u201cjust like we\u2019ve done here in Nebraska.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it came down to a single question: How can I best serve the people of Nebraska and advance our conservative values?\u201d Ricketts stated that NBC reported it in a press release. \u201cIn Congress, we\u2019re in a fight for the future of our nation, and it\u2019s a fight we have to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts is from a Nebraska family that is heavily invested in politics. Joe Ricketts, his father and founder of TD Ameritrade financial services, was a prominent donor to Republican candidates across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts spent nearly $1.3million in the Republican primary to become governor, which helped Pillen defeat an opponent backed by President Donald Trump. His\u00a0appointment comes days after former U.S. Sen. Sasse officially resigned from his seat, having accepting a position to become president of the University of Florida, where he will reportedly earn a salary of $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Republican politician addressed the Senate floor and said that he had never intended to spend his entire life in Washington after eight years of public office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not what our founders envisioned for the people they would send to the federal city,\u201d Sasse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/republican-senator-ben-sasse-officially-leaves-u-s-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>. \u201cThey envisioned, rather, congressmen, senators, and presidents who thought of D.C. as a temporary stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington is a place to do a good bit of neighbor-loving work, but then to go back home to the more permanent work of life and flesh and blood whole communities,\u201d He added.<\/p>\n<p>Ricketts will fill the seat until 2024, when a special election is held for the remainder of Sasse\u2019s term, which would have ended in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen appointed the state\u2019s former Republican Governor Pete Ricketts as the Cornhusker State\u2019s next senator on Thursday, replacing Ben Sasse, who officially resigned early this week. Ricketts served two terms as the state\u2019s top official from 2015 until last week when his successor moved into the governor\u2019s mansion. 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