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NAME
Ben Sasse
OCCUPATION
Senator
BIRTH DATE
22 Feb 1972 (age 53)
EDUCATION
Yale University (2004), St. John\'s College (1998), Harvard University (1994), University of Oxford (1992–1992)
PLACE OF BIRTH
, Nebraska
FULL NAME
Ben Sasse
ZODIAC SIGN
Pisces

QUOTES

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Ben Sasse: Biography
BEN SASSE
Democrat - Nebraska
Senator
Ben Sasse BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:
Ben Sasse is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate, representing Nebraska. He was first elected to the Senate in 2014 and is currently serving his first term. Sasse won the Republican nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014, before winning the general election on November 4, 2014.
Ben Sasse is a Republican member of the U.S. Senate, representing Nebraska. He was first elected to the Senate in 2014 and is currently serving his first term. Sasse won the Republican nomination in the primary on May 13, 2014, before winning the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

Sasse is the former president of Midland University. Three days after he won the Republican primary in May 2014, he announced that he would resign from the university's presidency at the end of the year. Sasse previously served in President George W. Bush's administration, from December 2007 until Obama's inauguration in January 2009. Sasse worked as assistant secretary for planning and evaluation in the Department of Health and Human Services. He focused on healthcare and entitlement program initiatives in particular. Sasse attended Harvard University, Oxford University, St. John's University and earned his Ph.D. from Yale University.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Sasse's academic, professional and political career:
2015-Present: U.S. Senator from Nebraska
2010-2014: President, Midland University
2009-2009: Assistant professor, University of Texas at Austin
2007-2009: Assistant secretary, Health and Human Services
2006-2007: Counselor to the secretary, Health and Human Services
2005-2006: Assistant professor, University of Texas at Austin
2005-2005: Contractor, Department of Homeland Security
2005-2005: Chief of staff, U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry
2004-2005: Chief of staff, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy
EDUCATION : -
Yale University (2004), St. John\'s College (1998), Harvard University (1994), University of Oxford (1992–1992)
PERSONAL : -
22 Feb 1972, , Nebraska, Married to Melissa Sasse and three childrens.
Ben Sasse SENATE CAREER:
U.S. Senate
2015-2016
Sasse serves on the following committees:
United States Senate Committee on Aging (Special)
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops and Agricultural Research
Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, Chairman
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Economic Policy
Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
Joint Economic Committee
OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:
WEBSITES:
PERSONAL SITE : -
Not Available
GOVERNMENT SITE : -
www.sasse.senate.gov
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE : -
Not Available
OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE : -
https://twitter.com/BenSasse