Sen. Ben Sasse Leaving Senate in January, Governor Confirms

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) listens as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington on Sep. 27, 2018. Tom Williams/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) is leaving the Senate in January 2023 after the University of Florida officially approved him as president-elect on Wednesday, according to Nebraska’s governor.

Florida’s Board of Governors confirmed Sasse to the university’s top leadership position. He is expected to step down from the Senate and take the position in early 2023.