Ben Sasse

A Senator from Nebraska. Born in Plainview, Pierce County, Nebr. , February 22, 1972. B. A. , Harvard University, 1994. M. A. , St. John&rsquo. S College, Annapolis, Md. , 1998. Ph. D. , Yale University, 2004. Management consultant. University professor. Chief of staff to U. S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry. Counselor to the secretary, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Assistant secretary for planning and evaluation, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. President of Midland University, Fremont, Nebr. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2014. Reelected in 2020, and served from January 3, 2015, until his resignation on January 8, 2023. President of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. , 2023-2024.