Overview
- Sasse disclosed on Dec. 23 that he was diagnosed last week with metastasized stage‑four pancreatic cancer, writing on X that he is "gonna die."
- He said he will seek treatment and highlighted recent advances in immunotherapy, stressing that "death and dying aren’t the same."
- The former senator emphasized his role as a husband and father of three in a holiday‑timed message steeped in faith and personal reflections.
- Messages of support poured in from figures including Vice President J.D. Vance, Sen. Deb Fischer, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, and University of Florida leaders.
- Sasse served Nebraska in the Senate from 2015 to 2023, later leading the University of Florida before stepping down in 2024, and coverage notes pancreatic cancer’s poor prognosis per federal data.