Republican Jim Pillen sworn in as 41st governor of Nebraska


              FILE - Nebraska Gov.-elect Jim Pillen answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Pillen was sworn in Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, as the 41st governor of Nebraska, joining a slew of Republicans who claimed all of the state's top executive offices. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
            
              Newly elected Governor Jim Pillen, right, points out to a crowd in the upper level of the legislature after taking his oath on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Jim Pillen was sworn in Thursday as the 41st governor of Nebraska, joining a slew of Republicans who claimed all of the state's top executive offices. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
            
              An off camera flash illuminates newly elected Governor Jim Pillen, center left, as he is escorted to the West Chamber to be sworn in on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Jim Pillen was sworn in Thursday as the 41st governor of Nebraska, joining a slew of Republicans who claimed all of the state's top executive offices. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
            
              Joe Kelly, left, is sworn in as lieutenant governor during an inauguration on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Jim Pillen was sworn in Thursday as the 41st governor of Nebraska, joining a slew of Republicans who claimed all of the state's top executive offices. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
            Newly elected Governor Jim Pillen, right, shakes hands with Senators as he prepares to be inaugurated on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Jim Pillen was sworn in Thursday as the 41st governor of Nebraska, joining a slew of Republicans who claimed all of the state's top executive offices. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
Republican Jim Pillen sworn in as 41st governor of Nebraska