Newt Gingrich

NEWT GINGRICH FORMER SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEDNESDAY 2012 CANDIDATE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION 1995-1999 SPEAKER OF THE UNITE D STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1989-1995 HOUSE MINORITY WHIP 1979-1999 MEMBER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (GA-6) 1971 PH.D. IN EUROPEAN HISTORY FROM TULANE UNIVERSITY 1968 M.A. FROM TULANE UNIVERSITY 1965 B.A. FROM EMORY UNIVERSITY WIFE CALLISTA GINGRICH A candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, Newt Gingrich is best known as the architect of the “Contract with America,” the document that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years.

As speaker of the U.S. House, Gingrich disrupted the status quo by moving power out of Washington, D.C. and back to the American people. Under his leadership, Congress passed welfare reform, the first balanced budget in a generation, and the first tax cut in sixteen years. In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen defense and intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission. Widely recognized for his commitment to a better system of health for all Americans, his leadership in the U.S. Congress helped save Medicare from bankruptcy, prompted FDA reform to help the seriously ill, and initiated a new focus on research, prevention, and wellness.

Since leaving the U.S. House, Gingrich has become one of the most highly sought-after public speakers and influential voices in political and policy debates. He has been a Fox News contributor, is a senior scientist at Gallup, and is a senior advisor to the public policy and regulation practice at Dentons, the world’s largest law firm.

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