Audio: Ricketts Appointed To US Senate Seat

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This morning Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointee to the U.S. Senate. 

Governor Pillen says the state received 111 applicants but the choice was clear. Former Governor Pete Ricketts 

Ricketts hopes that his experience and leadership in Lincoln will transition well in Washington 

The vacancy was created upon the departure of U.S. Senator Ben Sasse as he takes over as the news President of the University of Florida