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Ben Sasse

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U.S. Senator

The Resume

    (February 22, 1972- )
    Born in Plainview, Nebraska
    Republican Senator from Nebraska (elected 2014)
    Served in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush (December 2007-January 2009)
    Served as Office of Legal Policy Chief of Staff in the U.S. Department of Justice (January 2004-January 2005)

Why he might be annoying:

    A freshman Senator from a sparsely populated state, he made headlines championing the 'Never Trump' movement.
    He didn't want to support Trump, nor Hillary Clinton, but he offered no third candidate solutions.
    He said Obamacare would ruin American life 'as we know it'.
    He's mocked for his toothy grin.
    He characterized himself as a 'gym rat' on his Twitter account.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His educational background includes a Ph.D. from Yale, a masters from St. John's, and a bachelors from Harvard.
    He was a professor at the University of Texas-Austin.
    He became one of the youngest (aged 37) higher education presidents in the country, at Midland University.
    He showed a good sense of humor reading 'mean Tweets' from Trump supporters.
    His wife described him as initially being a 'reluctant candidate'.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 164 Votes: 62.20% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 159 Votes: 54.72% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 262 Votes: 52.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 113 Votes: 43.36% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 138 Votes: 45.65% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 97 Votes: 46.39% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 50 Votes: 58.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying