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[] 1) After 1994 mid-term elections, gingrich became the first republican speaker of the house in 40 years 2) Legislative items in his well-publicized Contract with America were passed by the house and most became law 3) Born on June 17, 1943 4) Persuaded higher education 5) Launched first campaign for congress in 1974 6) His family moved around a lot when he was a child 7) Received a B.A. from Emory university in 1965 8) Known for Aggressive, often combative, and style 9) Major pieces of legislative 10) Gingrich written several books 11) Republicans lost 5 seats to democrats 12) Worked as an assistant professor for history and geography 13) May 2011 he said he would seek the republican nomination for president in 2012 14) He has three half younger sisters 15) Lost in 1974 and again in 1976 16) In 1978 finally won a seat in the house 17) Led in charge against democratic speaker of the house Jim Wright 18) Wright was forced out 19) Gave Gingrich a boost among his party 20) A group of republicans delegates whose ideas influenced Ronald Regan’s policies

[] 1) Under newt’s leadership, congress passed the first balanced budget in a generation 2) Repayment of over $400 billion in debt 3) Congress also cut taxes for the first time in sixteen years 4) Washington times called him, “The indispensable leader” 5) Son of a career soldier 6) Told to dedicate his life to the country 7) Realized the understanding of the past in order to protect the future 8) Served on the defense policy board under president George W. Bush 9) 1999 gingrich was appointed to the united states commission on national security 10) Known as for his commitment to a better system of health for all Americans 11) His leadership helped save the Medicare from going bankrupt 12) Prompted the FDA reform the seriously ill 13) In 2003, he found the center for health transformation to develop free market healthcare reforms to foster a 21st century system of health 14) Also served as Co-Chairman of the national commission for quality long term care 15) The longest serving teacher of the joint war fighting course for major generals at air university 16) Commissions report is the most profound rethinking of defense strategy since 1974 17) Taught history and environmental studies at west Georgia college for 8 years 18) Represented Georgia in congress for 20 years 19) Including 4 years for the speaker of the house 20) Received bachelor’s degree from Emory university

[] 1) Party: R 2) State: Georgia 3) District: 6 4) In office: 1979- 1999 5) Birth place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 6) Education: B.A. in history from Emory, M.A. in history Tulane, Ph.D. in modern European history from Tulane 7) Previous political experience: unsuccessful runs for congressional office in 1974 and 1976 8) Previous occupation: Taught history at the university of West Georgia, 1970- 1978 9) Election status: seeking presidency in 2012 10) A lot of political positions 11) Mainly education, health care, homeland security, etc. 12) A lot of speeches and debates 13) Won most of the elections 14) Congressional district 6 15) Georgia has 13 districts 16) Controversies 17) Marital Affairs 18) Support for dede scozzafava 19) Also have taxes 20) Immigration