Article: Fortenberry focuses on ag, energy matters.

Byline: Joseph Morton

Oct. 3--WASHINGTON -- Businessman Duane Acklie of Lincoln was introducing U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry to a group of about a hundred visiting Omaha and Lincoln business and political leaders. Acklie ticked off highlights of the congressman's background -- master's degree in public policy, stint as a Hill staffer, work on agricultural issues. "Most importantly, he has a great wife, Celeste, and four beautiful daughters," Acklie concluded. "See what happens to me if you don't talk to me in about a year? . . . We have five daughters now," Fortenberry said with a smile as he took the podium. The family- and faith-focused Fortenberry ...

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