Members of Congress / Newt Gingrich

Biographical Information

GINGRICH, Newton Leroy, a Representative from Georgia; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., June 17, 1943; attended school at various military installations; graduated from Baker High School, Columbus, Ga., 1961; B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1965; M.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, La., 1968; Ph.D., same university, 1971; teacher, West Georgia College, Carrollton, 1970-1978; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1999); reelected to the One Hundred Sixth Congress but did not take his seat; minority whip (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); Speaker of the House (One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 105th Congress: Representative, Georgia (Dist. 6), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Georgia (Dist. 6), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Georgia (Dist. 6), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Georgia (Dist. 6), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
12/19/98	Vote 547: H RES 614: Appointment of Managers	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 546: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 545: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 544: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 543: H RES 611	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/98	Vote 542: Table Appeal From Ruling of the Chair	Yes	Yes	No
12/17/98	Vote 539: H RES 612: Supporting United States Troops in the Persian Gulf	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/20/98	Vote 538: H R 4328: Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fy 1999	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/8/98	Vote 502: H RES 584: Further Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 4274	Yes	Yes	No
10/8/98	Vote 498: H RES 581: Authorizing and Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to Investigate Whether Sufficient Grounds Exist for the Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States	Yes	Yes	No
10/8/98	Vote 497: H RES 581: Authorizing and Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to Investigate Whether Sufficient Grounds Exist for the Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States	No	No	Yes
9/26/98	Vote 469: H R 4579: Taxpayer Relief Act	Yes	Yes	No
9/26/98	Vote 468: H R 4579	No	No	Yes
9/25/98	Vote 466: H R 2621: Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act	Yes	Yes	No
9/25/98	Vote 464: H R 4578: Protect Social Security Account	Yes	Yes	No
9/25/98	Vote 463: H R 4578	No	No	Yes
9/24/98	Vote 460: H R 3736: Workforce Improvement and Protection Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/18/98	Vote 452: H R 3248: To Provide Dollars to the Classroom	Yes	Yes	No
9/18/98	Vote 450: H R 3248	No	No	Yes
9/16/98	Vote 442: H R 4300: Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act	Yes	Yes	Yes

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