Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Oct. 6 indicated he’ll accept a position at the University of Florida after reports that he would resign from the Senate.
Sasse, 50, said that the University of Florida “is uniquely positioned to lead this country through an era of disruption” and that the “partisanship” in Washington “isn’t going to solve” workforce challenges.
He also said he was delighted to be under consideration to be president of the university.
Reports emerged earlier Thursday that Sasse is going to resign from the Senate to take the potential job offer. They were primarily based on anonymous sources, though former Sasse aide Ian Swanson, who now hosts a radio show on KFAB, also said Sasse would step down….