With Ben Sasse apparently ready to resign his Nebraska U.S. Senate seat to become president of the University of Florida, speculation is rampant that his temporary replacement could be Gov. Pete Ricketts.
“I haven’t talked to him, so I don’t know what his plans are,” Welch said. ”This probably took him by surprise, too.”“The first I learned about Sen. Sasse’s plan to resign from the United States Senate was yesterday, when he called to notify me,” Ricketts said, adding that the job of governor “is the greatest job in the world, and it will remain my number one focus for the remainder of my term.
Sasse’s replacement would serve until 2024, the next opportunity for a special election for the seat. The winner of that election would then have to run again in 2026, when Sasse’s term expires.Ricketts could still appoint a successor if Sasse resigns before Jan. 3, and the governor’s statement Friday didn’t address what he would do if Sasse resigns before Ricketts’ term is up. The governor’s office did not immediately return a message seeking clarification.
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s office confirmed that there is nothing in Nebraska law that would keep a sitting governor from appointing himself. And most Democrats, according to Nebraska Democratic Party Chairwoman Jane Kleeb, had expected him to do so.“Ricketts is power hungry and will do anything to either send himself or someone who will answer to him,” Kleeb said Friday. “Nebraskans are tied of the revolving door, musical chairs and one-party rule.
“It’s not self-dealing if he’s the obvious candidate for the job,” Fahleson said. “And there’s no one out there who’s on his level. He has not contemporaries.”
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