Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen was injured and transported to a hospital on Sunday after he was bucked off a horse.
Pillen, 68, is predicted to be hospitalized for a number of days.
The primary-term governor was using horses along with his household when he was thrown off a brand new horse and suffered accidents, in line with the governor’s workplace.
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was injured on Sunday after he was bucked off a horse whereas using along with his household. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star by way of AP, File)
Pillen was rushed to Columbus Neighborhood Hospital in Columbus, Nebraska, earlier than he was transported, out of an abundance of warning, to the College of Nebraska Medical Heart in Omaha.
“The Governor is alert and is in continuous touch with his team,” Pillen’s workplace stated.
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Gov. Pillen is predicted to be hospitalized for a number of days, although the severity of his accidents was not revealed. (AP Picture/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Pillen’s workplace didn’t element what accidents he suffered or the severity.
The GOP governor was elected in 2022, operating within the gubernatorial election that yr as a result of former Gov. Pete Ricketts, additionally a Republican, was term-limited.
Pillen then appointed Ricketts to the U.S. Senate to fill the seat vacated by former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, who resigned in 2023 to turn out to be president of the College of Florida. Sasse has since stepped down because the college’s president.
Pillen was elected as Nebraska’s governor in 2022. (Getty Photographs)
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Pillen labored as a veterinarian and owned a livestock operation earlier than he was elected as governor.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
