{"id":32788,"date":"2023-01-12T23:04:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T23:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32788"},"modified":"2023-01-12T23:04:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T23:04:26","slug":"ricketts-to-replace-sasse-in-us-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32788","title":{"rendered":"Ricketts To Replace Sasse In US Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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Ben Sasse (R-NE) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/08\/politics\/ben-sasse-steps-down\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resigned his seat<\/a><\/strong> in the US Senate on Sunday in order to take a new position as President of the University of Florida. While he had been wishy-washy on some things, Sasse was strong on gun rights and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1172\/vote_117_2_00242.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted against<\/a><\/strong> the so-called Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/governor.nebraska.gov\/press\/governor-pillen-announces-senate-appointment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced that his immediate predecessor<\/a><\/strong>, former Gov. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) would be appointed to fill the position.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-640x427.png 640w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-940x627.png 940w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1-440x294.png 440w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Ricketts on left. Courtesy of NSSF.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In terms of gun rights, Ricketts should be great. He pledged to sign a constitutional carry bill at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dakotafreepress.com\/2022\/01\/20\/south-dakota-needs-more-shots-noem-goes-to-vegas-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSSF Governors&#8217; Forum<\/a><\/strong> held at the SHOT Show last year. Unfortunately, it did not reach his desk due to a couple of wishy-washy Republicans standing in the way. Ricketts was in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskapublicmedia.org\/en\/news\/news-articles\/ricketts-supports-open-carry-of-guns-in-nebraska-capitol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">favor of the right to open carry<\/a><\/strong> in the Nebraska Capitol building. As the tweet below makes clear, he objects to Biden&#8217;s gun control agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Banning guns will not solve the underlying problems that have resulted in these tragedies. Nebraska is a pro-Second Amendment state, and we will stand up against any attempt by the federal government to expand gun laws and impede our freedoms. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#2A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S4lrYaqGpz\">https:\/\/t.co\/S4lrYaqGpz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gov. Pete Ricketts (@GovRicketts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRicketts\/status\/1375138828399296529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricketts will serve for the next two years and then will have to run again for a full term. He has<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/omaha.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/govt-and-politics\/pillen-appoints-former-gov-pete-ricketts-to-u-s-senate\/article_23cf6336-91f2-11ed-9900-bf0320e6cc46.html#tracking-source=home-top-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicated he plans to run<\/a><\/strong> in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ricketts and his family are large contributors to conservative causes including a $1.4 million contribution to the PAC Conservative Nebraska. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Ricketts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ricketts&#8217; father Joe<\/a><\/strong> was the founder of the brokerage TD Ameritrade. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkadvisor.com\/2022\/10\/28\/schwab-sets-date-for-td-ameritrade-platform-conversion\/#:~:text=Schwab%20completed%20its%20%2422%20billion,%246%20trillion%20in%20client%20assets.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charles Schwab Corporation<\/a><\/strong> purchased TD Ameritriade in 2020 for $22 billion. The Ricketts family also owns a 95% controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs baseball team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fox42kptm.com\/news\/local\/democrats-and-republicans-react-to-senator-designate-pete-ricketts-announcement#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nebraska Democrats are miffed about it<\/a><\/strong>. They claim Ricketts&#8217; appointment is merely pay-to-play payback by Gov. Pillen for a large campaign contribution. Whatever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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