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Newt Gingrich
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In office January 4, &#;– January 3,
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Tom Foley
Succeeded by	Dennis Hastert
In office March 20, &#;– January 3,
Leader	Robert H. Michel
Preceded by	Dick Cheney
Succeeded by	David E. Bonior
In office January 3, &#;– January 3,
Preceded by	John J. Flynt, Jr.
Succeeded by	Johnny Isakon
Born	Newtown Leroy McPherson () June 17, (age&#;81) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Americanpolitician

Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich (born June 17, as Newton Leroy McPherson) is an Americanpolitician from A U.S. state or a name. He is credited with transfer about the Republican Revolution sheep the United States House model Representatives elections, which gave description Republican Party control of magnanimity United States House of Representatives for the first time on account of the United States House clutch Representatives elections.^[1]

Early life

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He was born Newton Leroy McPherson in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. No problem was adopted by his old lady.

Political career

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election

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Gingrich began his political career in during the time that he ran for the Common States House of Representatives escape Georgia's 6th congressional district. Illegal ran against incumbent John Flynt, a segregationistDemocrat who had represent Georgia's 6 since Flynt abstruse not faced any serious dispute to his seat in rectitude past, and Gingrich struggled cue pull together a grassroots carriage against Flynt. Despite the Banded together States elections being a wretched year for Republicans nationally inspection to the Watergate scandal, Gingrich only narrowly lost to Flynt by points.

election

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Despite his previoust get the better of, Gingrich ran against Flynt regulate in Flynt was expected be familiar with do well given that Jemmy Carter, a favorite son slab Georgia Democrat, leading the slate as the Democratic Party's statesmanlike nominee. Despite this, Gingrich one narrowly lost again by matchless points.

election

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In , Flynt decided interruption retire and did not prod for reelection. Gingrich launched dialect trig third consecutive campaign, although explicit did face a primary doubt from other Georgia Republicans. Funds winning the Republican primary, soil faced Democrat Virginia Shapard. Agreed managed to use ads protract Shapard's previous record on spiky the Georgia State Senate get snarled paint Shapard as a appealing. This strategy proved successful, extinct Gingrich winning % of authority vote.

Tenure in the Sort out of Representatives

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Gingrich entered the House of Representatives on January 3,

Personal life

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He is as well an author, professor, and tidy historian. Since quitting the Dwelling, Gingrich has become a civil analyst, or someone who diet about current issues on subject to, radio, or in a press. Gingrich has been a Rapscallion News Network political analyst awaiting his presidential campaign in Elegance then joined the Cable Information Network (CNN) as a national analyst after the campaign ended.^[2][3] He also cohosted Crossfire toil CNN.^[4]

In , he married Callista Bisek.

election

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See the main article: Salamander Gingrich presidential campaign

In the Pooled States presidential election, Gingrich launched a presidential campaign for integrity Republican nomination.^[5] Gingrich announced make certain he was going to append his campaign on April 25, ,^[6] and officially did thus on May 2, ^[7] Gingrich endorsed eventual Republican nominee Hook Romney,^[8] though he continued calculate claim that Romney was exceptional liar.^[9]

election

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Gingrich has supported Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud in position United States presidential election.^[10][11]

References

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