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Jeff Fortenberry

Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry (born December 27, 1960) is an American politician. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2005 to 2022, representing Nebraska's 1st congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. In October 2021, a federal grand jury indicted Fortenberry on three charges of lying to investigators and concealing information about foreign campaign contributions. He was convicted of all three felony counts in March 2022. After the convictions, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called upon Fortenberry to resign. He officially resigned on March 31, 2022. In June 2022, he was sentenced to 2 years' probation, plus community service and a fine. His conviction was overturned in December 2023.

Infobox

Preceded by
Doug Bereuter
Succeeded by
Mike Flood
Born
Jeffrey Lane Fortenberry (1960-12-27) December 27, 1960 (age 64)Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Celeste Fortenberry
Education
Louisiana State University (BA)Georgetown University (MPP)Franciscan University (ThM)
Conviction(s)
mw- Scheming to falsify and conceal material facts (one count)Making false statements (two counts)
Penalty
2 years probation320 hours community service$25,000 fine
Status
Convictions and sentence overturned, DOJ moves to dismiss all charges
Party
Republican

Tables

House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
mw- ±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
143,756
54.2%
Democratic
Matt Connealy
113,971
43.0%
Green
Steve Larrick
7,345
2.8%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2006
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
121,015
58.4%
Democratic
Maxine Moul
86,360
41.6%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
184,923
70.4%
Democratic
Max Yashirin
77,897
29.6%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2010
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
116,871
71.3%
Democratic
Ivy Harper
47,106
21.7%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
174,889
68.3%
Democratic
Korey L. Reiman
81,206
31.7%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2014
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
123,219
68.8%
Democratic
Dennis Crawford
55,838
31.2%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2016
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
189,771
69.4%
Democratic
Daniel M. Wik
83,467
30.6%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
141,172
60.36%
Democratic
Jessica McClure
93,069
39.64%
House election in Nebraska’s 1st congressional district · U.S. House of Representatives › Elections › 2020
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
189,006
59.05%
Democratic
Kate Bolz
119,622
37.07%
Libertarian
Dennis B. Grace
8,938
2.08%
· External links
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byLee Terryas Former U.S. Representative
Preceded byLee Terryas Former U.S. Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byLee Terryas Former U.S. Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former U.S. Representative
U.S. House of Representatives
Succeeded byEd Perlmutteras Former U.S. Representative
House of Representatives
Preceded byDoug Bereuter
Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Nebraska's 1st congressional district 2005–2022
Succeeded byMike Flood
order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byLee Terryas Former U.S. Representative
Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former U.S. Representative
Succeeded byEd Perlmutteras Former U.S. Representative

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