Sasse expected to resign Senate seat, likely to be next University of Florida president

Sen. Ben Sasse is expected to resign his Senate seat, Fox News has confirmed, and is likely to accept a new job as president of the University of Florida. 

The University of Florida announced Thursday that Sasse, R-Neb., is the lone finalist being considered by its presidential search committee.

"UF is the most important institution in the nation's most economically dynamic state," Sasse said in a tweeted statement. "Washington partisanship isn't going to solve these workforce challenges – new institutions and entrepreneurial communities are going to have to spearhead this work. If UF want to go big, I'm excited about the wide range of opportunities."