Gov. Pete Ricketts spent $1.3M to help Jim Pillen win GOP gubernatorial primary to replace him. If he wins the election, Pillen may appoint Ricketts as next senator from Nebraska.
this year spent more than $1.3 million in personal money to help get Jim Pillen, the GOP nominee to replace him, through a competitive primary. Now, it's possible Pillen could appoint Ricketts as the next U.S. senator from Nebraska.
"We’re hoping that he will end up in the Senate. Exactly how that happens under Nebraska law is yet to be determined," McConnell said in an interview this week with CNN."If that were the way it worked out, I think it’d be a smooth transition." Nevertheless, he said Sasse's announcement came as a surprise to observers from Lincoln to Capitol Hill.Ricketts said in statement that he wouldn't appoint himself to the position when Sasse steps down, which, Fox News reported last week, is expected to happen in December.
Nebraska GOP nominee for governor Jim Pillen could have a chance to appoint his state's next U.S. senator if Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., steps down in December as is expected.earlier this year over state Sen. Brett Lindstrom and Trump-endorsed Charles Herbster. Along with the endorsement, Ricketts gave $100,000 to Pillen's campaign.
COLORADO SENATE SHOWDOWN: GOP CHALLENGER O'DEA DOWN SIX POINTS TO DEMOCRATIC SEN. BENNET IN LATEST POLL Ricketts is notably a prolific donor to many GOP candidates and groups. According to Nebraska public records, Ricketts and his family have given more than $4.3 million to a wide variety of Republican candidates and groups in the state since the beginning of 2020. Ricketts has donated yet more money to out-of-state Republicans.
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