Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse is an American politician and academic administrator who served as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 2015 to 2023 before resigning to become president of the University of Florida, a position he held from February 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he is best known as a prominent conservative critic of Donald Trump and one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial. He previously served as president of Midland University in Nebraska and held appointed positions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush. He holds a PhD in history from Yale University.