WASHINGTON- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN on Tuesday that he would like Nebraska Gov. Ricketts to replace the now-resigning Sen. Sasse. McConnell told CNN that he has urged Ricketts to run for the seat.

"I've talked to Governor Ricketts," said McConnell, "We're hoping that he ends up in the Senate. Exactly how that happens under Nebraska law is yet to be determined."

According to a writer at the Nebraska Examiner, McConnell and the National Republican Senatorial Committee "like when wealthy, well-known candidates run in red states because they typically need less national fundraising help."

Sen. Sasse is leaving his Senate seat to reside as president at the University of Florida. The Senator visited the school this week to hold discussion sessions with students and staff, but was met with a barrage of protests.

Ricketts stated publicly after the news of Sasse's resignation that he does not plan on appointing himself to the vacant Senate seat, and will instead allow the next governor to decide.

Whoever is appointed to the seat will serve in the Senate until at least 2024, when primary and general elections will be held to fill the remaining two years of Sasse's term.

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