Nebraska Governor Announces Pick for US Senate Seat Vacated by Ben Sasse

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts in a June 2021 file image. Petr Svab/The Epoch Times

Nebraska’s new governor on Jan. 12 appointed the just-departed governor who backed his campaign to the U.S. Senate.

Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, appointed former Gov. Pete Ricketts, another Republican, to a seat vacated by former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.).