Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hospitalized after he was bucked off a horse

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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 driving horses together with his household when he was thrown off a brand new horse and suffered accidents, in keeping 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 driving together with his household. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star through 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 steady contact together with his workforce,” Pillen’s workplace mentioned.

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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 Photograph/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Pillen’s workplace didn’t element what accidents he suffered or the severity.

The GOP governor was elected in 2022, working 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 grow to be president of the College of Florida. Sasse has since stepped down as the university’s president.