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Former member of Congress · last served 118th Congress

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Ben Sasse

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · NebraskaSenate 2015–2023

Ben Sasse was a Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska, first elected to Congress in 2015.

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52Bills & resolutions sponsored114th–118th Congress (excludes amendments)
0Passed a chamberof 48 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)
0Became law114th–118th Congress
—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

Recent votes

No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.

5 most recent bills

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Sasse has won

Sen. Sasse has won 2 U.S. Senate elections (2014, 2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 32.9 to 38.3 points.

010204060Margin of victory, points (axis starts at 0)2014, NE Senate: won by 32.9 points2014NE Senate2020, NE Senate: won by 38.3 points2020
Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed
Elections won2 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed
Closest win: 32.9 points2014, NE Senate
Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 2 elections (open seat or changed party)
Seat history, Nebraska Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Charles Hagel (R) 1996–2002 → Mike Johanns (R) 2008 → Ben Sasse (R) 2014–2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has Nebraska done while Sen. Sasse served?

2015 to 2022 in Nebraska: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 0.9 points.

Typical household income · after inflationU.S. $80.1KNebraska $74.6K
Nebraska: $73.0K in 2015 → $74.6K in 2022
Nebraska about the sameU.S. up 8%
Share of people below the poverty lineU.S. 12.6%Nebraska 11.2%
Nebraska: 12.6% in 2015 → 11.2% in 2022
Nebraska down 1.3 pointsU.S. down 2.1 points
Share of workers looking for a jobU.S. 4.3%Nebraska 2.3%
Nebraska: 3.2% in 2015 → 2.3% in 2022
Nebraska down 0.9 pointsU.S. down 2.0 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Nebraska during Sasse’s time representing it (2015 to 2023). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Nebraska’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.