Jeff Fortenberry Family, Net Worth, Parents, Wife, Children, Salary

Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry is an American politician and economist who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2005, representing Nebraska’s 1st congressional district. His district, which is located in Lincoln and comprises much of the eastern third of the state outside of the immediate Omaha area, is represented by the Republican Party. He is Nebraska’s congressional delegation’s dean. A federal grand jury indicted Fortenberry on accusations of lying to investigators in October 2021. Fortenberry was found guilty on all three counts of lying to investigators and concealing information regarding his foreign campaign contributions on March 24, 2022.

Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry was born on 27 December 1960.Fortenberry graduated from Catholic High in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His Father name is Luther Sexton Fortenberry, Jr. and her mother name is not known.He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Louisiana State University, a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University, and a master’s degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville.Fortenberry previously worked as an economist, in local economic development, and as a publishing executive for Sandhills Publishing. He was also a policy analyst for the Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations.

Jeff Fortenberry married with his beautiful wife Celeste Fortenberry.The Couple have five children together name Elizabeth Fortenberry, Christine Fortenberry, Claire Fortenberry, Kathryn Fortenberry, Caroline Fortenberry.

Jeff Fortenberry has an estimated Net Worth of $2 Million in 2022.As  an American politician and economist he earns a good fortune from her hard work  hard work , which he devotes a lot of time to and where he presents oneself entirely.

Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry primary source of income is his successful career as an American politician and economist who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2005, representing Nebraska’s 1st congressional district. His district, which is located in Lincoln and comprises much of the eastern third of the state outside of the immediate Omaha area, is represented by the Republican Party.

With 39 percent of the vote, Fortenberry won the Republican primary to replace retiring Doug Bereuter. He defeated Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Curt Bromm (33%), as well as businessman Greg Ruehle, who was sponsored by the Club for Growth (21 percent ). He defeated State Senator Matt Connealy in the general election by a margin of 54 percent to 43 percent. He won every county except Thurston and Burt. For the first time since 2004, Fortenberry faced a Republican primary challenge. He faced two opponents and received 84% of the vote. He was re-elected to a fourth term, defeating legislative staffer Ivy Harper by a margin of 71 percent to 29%.

In October 2018, while campaigning for an eighth term, it was reported that Fortenberry’s chief of staff threatened Ari Kohen, a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, after Kohen liked a Facebook post depicting a photo of a vandalised Fortenberry campaign sign. Kohen’s supervisor, as well as the dean and chancellor of the university, were notified. In response, Kohen filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics, arguing that free expression had been harmed. With 60 percent of the vote, Fortenberry defeated Democratic nominee Jessica McClure, but she lost in Lancaster County.

During the week of April 12, 2021, Fortenberry used the emergency duress button in his Capitol office to make two bogus requests for emergency service to the United States Capitol Police. The calls were presumably not made in the event of an actual emergency, but rather to test the agency’s response time.