Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker, House of Representatives
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Campaign Finances
Funds raised (according to March 31 figures, the latest available on opensecrets.org):
Total Raised: $22,380,781
Total Spent: $21,153,778
Cash on Hand: $1,227,003
Debts: $4,300,053
Total Raised: $22,380,781
Total Spent: $21,153,778
Cash on Hand: $1,227,003
Debts: $4,300,053
Personal Background
Born: June 17, 1943, Harrisburg, Pa.
Lives: McLean, Va.
Education: Emory University, B.A., 1965; Tulane University, Ph.D, 1971
Career Profile
Current Occupation: author, speaker, documentary film producer
CV: history professor (1972-1978); U.S. representative from Georgia (1979-1998); U.S. Speaker of the House (1995-1998)
Business Background: Sweeping measures to right-size the federal government and lower taxes that he introduced as Speaker of the House in the 1990s foundered on the realities of Washington politics. Now he's advocating management techniques to streamline federal bureaucracy.
The Gingrich Campaign
Advocates: flat tax, zero capital gains tax, reducing government size and spending by applying modern management theory, repealing Dodd-Frank
Funds Raised: $12.6 million, as of Dec. 31, according to opensecrets.org
Website: newt.org
Facebook: facebook.com/newtgingrich
Twitter: @newtgingrich
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