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'''Benjamin Eric “Ben” Sasse''', known as '''Ben Sasse''' (born February 22, 1972 (age {{age|1972|2|22}})) was the [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trump]] junior United States Senator from [[Nebraska]] until he quit early in his term. The Nebraska Republican Party passed a resolution rebuking Sasse for his vote in February 2021 in support of [[Dem]]s' [[impeachment and removal|impeachment]] of him over the [[J6 Capitol protests]]. '''''Before completing even half of his second term, Sasse cashed in with a "jackpot" $10 million deal to be president of the [[University of Florida]], including multiple unusual benefits,<ref>https://www.highereddive.com/news/ben-sasse-jackpot-UF-contract-president/637256/</ref> as possibly facilitated by the [[Koch network]] that directs [[Florida]] Gov. [[Ron DeSantis]]'''''. Sasse lasted in this position for only a year-and-a-half before resigning effective July 31, 2024.<ref>https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/education/2024/07/18/ben-sasse-resigns-after-less-than-two-years-as-uf-president/74463802007/?itm_medium=recirc&itm_source=taboola&itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=RightRailArticleThumbnails-Redesign</ref>
Subsequent to Sasse's early departure from the Univ. of Florida, the school newspaper discovered that Sasse had hired six former [[Capitol Hill]] staffers at extravagant salaries -- far more than they had been making -- many of whom never even moved to [[Florida]] and racked up a travel expense 20 times Sasse's predecessor.<ref name="AP">https://apnews.com/article/university-florida-ben-sasse-report-4fb6afff6c7fbfd46b6241b607bff88d</ref> Gov. [[Ron DeSantis]]'s office responded that he “take(s) the stewardship of state funds very seriously and (has) already been in discussions with leadership at the university and with the Board of Governors to look into the matter.”<ref name="AP"/>
Favoring [[neoconservative]] policies, Sasse opposed Trump's move in mid-November 2020 to pull U.S. troops from the [[Middle East]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/11/18/trumps-troop-drawdowns-win-support-from-populist-gops-and-dems-criticism-from-hawks/ Trump’s Troop Drawdowns Win Support from Populist GOPs and Dems, Criticism from Hawks]</ref>
Shortly before [[Christas]] 2025, Sasse announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and faces imminent death.
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