Facts about California bank owner Eric Hovde and his California life:

Hovde is living large in a $7 million mansion with ocean views in Laguna Beach, CA.

The Orange County Business Journal named Hovde one of the most influential people in all of Orange County – three years in a row.

He shot TV ads for his bank in California and Republican strategists bragged that those commercials “are very popular… in the state of California.”

Hovde missed most elections in Wisconsin in the past decade.

When he did bother to vote, he had his ballot sent to his multimillion dollar Laguna Beach mansion.

  1. How much time does he spend in California every year?

  2. Does he only move to Wisconsin when he wants to run for office?

  3. Will he commit to giving up control of his California bank while he runs for office?

  4. Does Hovde think ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is about his life?

  5. Why was he in California when Steve Daines launched his campaign?

  6. Where does he prefer to spend his February? Which state did he spend February in last year?

  7. Does he know what a Hodag is?

  8. Would it be easier for him if the Badgers joined the PAC-12?

  9. Is he planning to have his ballot for this election also sent to Laguna Beach?

  10. Will he look for spray tan booths to make sure his California glow doesn’t fade?

Questions Eric Hovde has to answer about his life in California: