Newt Gingrich Virginia

Résumé:

Member of the House of Representatives from Georgia, 1979-1999; speaker of the House, 1995-1999.

Chairman of the Gingrich Group, a communications and consulting firm; general chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future; senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; news and political analyst for the Fox News Channel.

Power/Influence:

Gingrich has been a leading voice for conservative Republicans ever since he co-authored the 1994 “Contract with America” that helped the GOP regain a majority in the House for the first time in 40 years.

Role in Campaign ’08:

Gingrich was mentioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2008, but withdrew his name from consideration in September 2007 to focus his attention on American Solutions.

Who Knew: In 1995, Gingrich was bitten on the chin by a baby cougar during an appearance with TV host and zoologist Jack Hanna.

 

 

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