Presidency 2008:

Hon. Newton L. "Newt" Gingrich
(Republican - Georgia)

ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 29, 2007:
WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:

POLITICAL: GOP Nominee for Congress, 1974 and 1976. US Congressman, 1979-99 (Elected 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984,1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998). Founder, Conservative Opportunity Society, 1983. Chair, GOPAC, 1986-95. US House Minority Whip, 1989-95. US House Speaker, 1995-99. Reprimanded by the US House Ethics Committee, 1996. Founder, Center for Health Transformation, 2003. Co-Chair, National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care. Founder, Institute for Safety, Health, Prosperity and Freedom, 2005.

PROFESSIONAL: College Professor, 1970-78. Founder & CEO, Gingrich Group communications and consulting firm, 1999-Present. Author.

EDUCATION: B.A. (History), Emory University, 1965; M.A. (History), Tulane University, 1968; Ph.D. (History), Tulane University, 1971.

PERSONAL: Born June 17, 1943, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Married to Callista Bisek Gingrich. Twice divorced. Two children.

LINKS:

Newt.org - Official Site #1.
American Solutions for Winning the Future - Official Site #2.
Office of Speaker Newt Gingrich - Official Site #3.
Center for Health Transformation - Gingrich Organization.
National Commission for Quality Long-Term Care - Gingrich Organization.
Institute for Safety, Health, Prosperity and Freedom - Gingrich Organization.
Winning the Future - Gingrich Book Site.
GOPAC - Former Gingrich Organization.
American Enterprise Institute: Senior Fellow Newt Gingrich - Organization.
Foundation for the Defense of Democracy: Newt Gingrich, Advisor - Organization.
Newt Gingrich Meetup - Grassroots Supporters.
DraftNewt.org - Grassroots Supporters.
Yahoo! Groups: Winning the Future - Grassroots Supporters.
2008 Presidential Wire: Newt Gingrich - News Aggregator.
Wikipedia: Newt Gingrich - Online Resource.
CNN: Gingrich Ethics Case - Negative.
Newt Gingrich's Skeleton Closet - Negative.

OFFICIAL CONTACT INFORMATION:

Hon. Newt Gingrich
5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
404.459.5922
Fax: 404.459.5921

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