U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) issued the following statement on the death of Patrick Gottsch, who founded the Rural Media Group:

“Patrick Gottsch believed in building a stronger rural America. Growing up on his family farm, Patrick valued the quintessential American way of life that’s so well preserved in our rural towns. He would spend the rest of his life supporting and promoting those communities through his many business ventures. Bruce and I send our deepest condolences to the entire Gottsch family,”said Senator Fischer.