Tom Coburn, the retiring Republican senator from Oklahoma and an influential conservative, endorsed Ben Sasse in the GOP Senate primary in Nebraska. Roll Call has the story:
“Ben is just the kind of person we need in Washington,” Coburn told the Lincoln Journal Star in a Sunday story. “He is a totally open and honest guy who is very responsive and responsible. If Ben was running in Oklahoma, I’d vote for him.”
Sasse, a Republican, faces a number of other GOP candidates in the primary, including former state Treasurer Shane Osborn, banker Sid Dinsdale and attorney Bart McLeay, among others. The seat is open because Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., is retiring.
Conservative groups are divided between two Republicans: Sasse and Osborn.
FreedomWorks PAC, a group that supports tea party candidates, backs Osborn. The Club for Growth and the Senate Conservatives Fund are supporting Sasse.
Sasse, a Republican, faces a number of other GOP candidates in the primary, including former state Treasurer Shane Osborn, banker Sid Dinsdale and attorney Bart McLeay, among others. The seat is open because Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., is retiring.
Conservative groups are divided between two Republicans: Sasse and Osborn.
FreedomWorks PAC, a group that supports tea party candidates, backs Osborn. The Club for Growth and the Senate Conservatives Fund are supporting Sasse.
Sasse is the president of Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska and a former Bush administration official in the Department of Health and Human Services. Mark Hemingway profiled Sasse last year for THE WEEKLY STANDARD. Here’s an excerpt:
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