LINCOLN- Sen. Ben Sasse, when running for office in 2013, told voters that he did not plan on becoming a 'Senate lifer,' but also did not expect to leave so soon. According to Sasse, the job he was offered at the University of Florida will allow him to steer the institution and its young students through the major disruptions to jobs coming from artificial intelligence and other related technologies.

Besides the great offer he received, Sasse also seeks to spend more time with his family and be closer to home, especially after his wife suffered a severe brain aneurysm 16 years ago. "When these seizures happen now, it critically creates a few days of real turmoil to navigate," said the outgoing Senator, "Being able to consolidate--that the family will mostly be around the same dinner table most nights--it's an important variable that we considered as well."

With Sen. Sasse leaving in just a few days, Governor Pillen is expected to select a replacement almost immediately. Sasse stated that he hopes his successor will be able to "look past the Washington, D.C., show," and not get caught up in how their actions "look on cable." "I think the people doing this job well are the people who are trying to think 10 and 15 years in the future about what the country needs," said Sasse, "It turns out, Nebraskans seem pretty satisfied with taking a longer-term perspective, and they don't really want to respond to short term."

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