Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) announced that he will apply to fill Sen. Ben Sasse’s (R-NE) seat “once Sasse resigns in January, confirming suspicions that he would seek the position,” the Omaha World Herald reports.
Pete Ricketts Will Seek Senate Seat Vacated by Sasse
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