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Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse Reveals He Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, Says He Is ‘Gonna Die’
Former Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Sasse, 53, resigned from his second term in the Senate in 2023 to become president of the University…
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About Ben Sasse
Benjamin Eric Sasse is an American politician and academic administrator. He represented Nebraska in the United States Senate from 2015 to 2023, resigning to become the president of the University of Florida. He is a member of the Republican Party. A critic of Donald Trump, Sasse is one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection in his second impeachment trial.
Everything about Ben Sasse →- Occupation
- politician, management consultant, university teacher
- Position held
- Chief of Staff, assistant secretary, chancellor, assistant
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 22, 1972
- Website
- http://www.sasse.senate.gov
