newton born newton june american political consultant politician historian represented georgia 6th congressional district republican resignation served 50th speaker candidate republican_party presidential nomination 1970s taught history geography period ran twice united_states house_of_representatives winning november served house minority whip author architect contract america major leader republican victory congressional election time named man year role ending decades long democratic majority house house speaker house enacted welfare reform passed capital gains tax cut passed balanced budget poor showing republicans congressional elections ethics violation pressure republican colleagues caused resignation november followed outright resignation house january leaving house remained active public policy debates worked political consultant founded chaired policy think tanks including written authored books announced unsuccessful campaign republican presidential nomination ended presidential campaign endorsed runner went win nomination raised lutheran spending adult life southern baptist converted married times marriages ending affairs divorce children marriage married née currently serves advisor canadian mining company july announced person republican nominee running mate presidential election new_jersey governor indiana governor july officially announced running mate early life family education newton born hospital pennsylvania june mother née father newton married september marriage fell apart days german scottish irish descent mother married army officer adopted father career officer served tours korea vietnam family moved europe living period france germany younger half sisters raised near military bases stationed family religion lutheran half sister half brother father family moved georgia fort junior year high school graduated columbus georgia interested politics teen years living france visited site battle learned sacrifices importance political leadership avoided draft receiving student father serve military expressed regret decision saying given believe large thinks gone received degree history atlanta proceeded earn european history new_orleans spent months brussels working belgian education policy joined history department assistant professor moved geography department instrumental establishing environmental studies program denied tenure left college elected congress early political career southern regional director congressional campaigns bid political office republican candidate georgia 6th congressional district stretched southern atlanta suburbs alabama state line lost year incumbent democrat votes ran huge margins suburban areas district unable overcome lead rural areas relative success came considerable shock fronts faced challenger second republican run additionally disastrous year republicans nationally fallout scandal sought rematch republicans slightly better house elections nationally democratic candidate presidential election governor georgia carter won thirds vote native georgia possible result carter lost votes run elections decided run election retired defeated democratic state senator votes elected times district facing close general election race house elections won votes race democrat district republican national level conservative democrats continued hold local offices area seats general_assembly 1980s congress founded congressional page sex scandal calling expulsion representatives supported proposal ban loans communist countries endorsed bill birthday national holiday founded group included young conservative house republicans early members included group expanded time comprise dozen representatives met week exchange develop ideas analysis polls public opinion identified group initial focus ronald_reagan adopted opportunity society ideas election campaign supporting group conservative goals economic growth education crime social issues emphasized term reagan referenced opportunity society state union address second term house members brought ethics charges democratic speaker alleged book deal campaign finance laws house ethics rules investigation noted unusual book deal window opportunity publicity expenses covered limited partnership raised republican political supporters promote sales book success forcing wright resignation responsible rising influence republican caucus march house minority whip close election formal position power republican_party stated intention build aggressive activist party early role whip involved talks appointment administrator panama canal scheduled occur subject government approval outspoken opposition giving control canal administrator appointed dictatorship panama house including newly gang seven saw ethical democratic control years house banking scandal scandal exposed corruption members house engaged check checks including check consulting focus groups help distributed memo cover letter signed titled language key mechanism control encouraged republicans speak like contained lists contrasting words words negative radical sick optimistic positive governing words opportunity courage recommended use describing democrats republicans respectively result georgia picked additional seat elections democratic controlled leadership fiercely partisan speaker house specifically targeted eliminating district represented split territory neighboring districts southern portion district including home drawn columbus based 3rd district represented term democrat remarked speaker raising money dedicated career time assembly created new heavily republican 6th district counties wealthy northern suburbs atlanta area represented sold home moved new 6th primary opponent state representative issue checks criticized moving district prevailed votes result assuring election november elected times district nominal democratic opposition republican revolution campaign season effort offer alternative democratic policies unite distant wings republican_party republicans came laid policies republicans promised bring vote house floor days new congress won election contract signed republican candidates house_of_representatives contract ranged issues welfare reform term limits tougher crime laws balanced budget law specialized legislation restrictions american military participation united_nations missions november elections republicans gained seats took control house time long time house minority leader illinois run election giving highest ranking republican returning congress inside track speaker election turned congressional power republicans changed center gravity nation capital time magazine named man year role election speaker house house fulfilled promise bring contract issues vote days session legislation initially held senate objection liberal progressive interest groups president clinton called contract america legislation proposed congress included term limits tax cuts welfare reform balanced budget amendment independent finances house_of_representatives elimination non essential services house shoe shine concessions following years house speaker republican majority elected election time republicans years time simultaneously democratic president winning election legislation welfare reform central pledge president bill_clinton campaign reform welfare system adding changes work requirements recipients appeared concerned pursuing universal health care program accused clinton welfare proclaimed congress pass welfare reform bill little days insisted republican_party continue apply political pressure president approve welfare legislation constructing welfare reform bills clinton vetoed supporters pushed passage intended reconstruct welfare system act gave state governments autonomy welfare delivery reducing federal government responsibilities instituted temporary assistance families program placed time limits welfare assistance replaced longstanding aid families program changes welfare system included conditions food stamp eligibility reductions immigrant welfare assistance work requirements recipients bill signed law august book lessons learned hard way encouraged spiritual renewal placing importance families creating tax incentives reducing regulations businesses poor neighborhoods increasing property ownership low income families praised habitat humanity sparking movement improve people lives helping build homes balancing federal budget congressional republicans opposed clinton deficit reduction act key aspect contract america promise balanced federal budget end government republican leaders acknowledged congress able draft balanced budget instead opted approve small reductions approved white_house wait election season republican congressional leaders reached compromise democrats president clinton federal budget agreement called federal spending plan designed reduce federal deficit achieve balanced budget plan included total billion tax cuts years major parts spending plan called billion saved restructuring billion set aside extend health insurance children working poor tax credits college tuition billion welfare work jobs initiative president clinton signed budget legislation august signing gave credit ordinary americans stating political brought parties early economy performing better expected increased tax revenues helped reduce federal budget deficit billion clinton submitted balanced budget years ahead schedule originally proposed making time federal budget balanced relief act president clinton signed effect relief act included largest capital gains tax cut history act profits sale personal residence married couples singles lived years previously limited lifetime exemption age reductions number taxes investment gains additionally act raised value inherited estates gifts sheltered taxation credited creating agenda reduction capital gains tax especially contract america set balance budget implement decreases estate capital gains tax republicans felt compromise reached clinton budget tax act inadequate stated tax cuts significant accomplishment face opposition clinton administration earlier set headed secretary tax reform commission recommendations including interest capital gains legislation pieces legislation passed new congress subjected members congress laws apply businesses employees including civil rights act americans disabilities act provision law symbolic new republican majority goal remove enjoyed congress bill received near universal acceptance house senate signed law january shut highly regarded relied instead bulletin atomic scientists called self interested think tanks government incoming republican majority promise slow rate government spending conflicted president agenda education environment public health leading temporary federal government totaling days clinton said republican amendments strip ability dip federal trust funds avoid borrowing crisis republican amendments limited appeals death row inmates harder issue health safety environmental regulations committed president seven year balanced budget clinton vetoed second bill allowing government operating time spending authority amendment opposed clinton increased cancel scheduled reduction republicans held increase january month clinton favored current law let premium seniors pay drop government closed non essential offices longest history ended clinton agreed submit approved balanced budget plan crisis public image suffered perception republicans budget stance owed partly alleged clinton flight air force funeral israel perception developed trip questioned christian science monitor breakfast said dissatisfied clinton invited discuss budget flight complained instructed use plane rear exit saying ended sending tougher continuing resolution response complaint forced use rear door nbc news released footage showing clinton widely implying government result personal grievances including widely shared editorial cartoon depicting baby throwing democratic leaders including took opportunity attack motives budget said comments single mistake speaker discussing impact government republican_party later commented everybody washington thinks big mistake exactly wrong reelected republican majority reason got reelected base thought thought came didn washington_post said government led balanced budget deal consecutive balanced budgets 1920s election republican majority ethics charges eighty ethics charges filed democrats term speaker eventually dropped claiming tax exempt status college course run political purposes house officially vote favor opposed ordered house costs investigation time speaker disciplined ethics violation additionally concluded inaccurate information supplied investigators represented intentional reckless disregard house rules concluded violated federal tax law lied ethics panel effort force committee dismiss complaint committee panel agree tax law violated left issue cleared organizations connected courses investigation possible tax violations situation said january manage effort intensely thoroughly direct review information submitted committee behalf signature inaccurate incomplete unreliable statements given committee intend committee brought people house controversy weaken faith people government leadership challenge summer house republicans attempted replace speaker claiming public image liability attempted coup began july meeting republican conference chairman ohio republican leadership chairman new_york according plan house majority leader house majority whip present ultimatum resign voted proposal new speaker told chief staff warn july met senior republican leadership assess situation explained step voted new election speaker allow possibility democrats republicans vote democrat speaker july offered resign post feeling handled situation correctly member leadership appointed position instead elected resignation republicans lost seats house worst performance years party holding presidency won reelection held largely responsible republican losses house private polls given fellow republican false impression pushing scandal damage clinton popularity result party winning net total thirty seats house_of_representatives election day election republican caucus ready rebel prompted resignation announced intended eventual departure house january said willing people claimed leaving house successor post remained involved national politics public policy debate especially issues healthcare national security role religion american public life policy founded develop 21st century healthcare system centered individual prevention focused knowledge intense innovation rich supported improvement modernization act creating federal drugs benefit program conservatives criticized favoring plan cost remained supporter stating interview necessary modernization created drugs standard medical care said increase cost medication seen leading reduced need medical procedures interview repeated long held belief responsibility pay help pay health care suggested implemented mandate obtain health insurance requirement post bond ensuring coverage interview said don think right wing social engineering desirable left wing social engineering don think imposing radical change right left good way free society operate comment caused republican_party advocate health information technology announced proposed bill aimed replace confidential electronic health information networks chaired independent congressional study group health policy experts formed evaluate strengths weaknesses action taken fight disease served commissions including hart commission formally known 21st century examined issues affecting armed forces law enforcement intelligence agencies regards national security chair task force reform aimed produce plan help strengthen decades taught united_states_air_force longest serving teacher addition honorary professor teaches officers defense services informally advised defense secretary strategic issues issues including israeli palestinian conflict encouraging pentagon yield foreign policy influence guiding coalition member september founded group stated mission group leading movement recruit educate citizen activists elected officials develop solutions transform levels government spoke group objectives conference currently serves general chairman organizations companies founded chaired include creative production company religious educational organization member fellow conservative think tanks focusing politics world history national security policy environmental policy issues serves commentator guest panel member cable news shows listed contributor frequently appears guest segments hosted occasional specials proponent lean management techniques waste reduction signed pledge committing promoting methods reduce government spending businesses leaving congress started number profit companies companies wife owned revenues million according financial disclosure forms released july wife net worth million compared maximum net worth million increase net worth payments profit companies organized consulting company time non health clients dropped renamed companies revenues million revenues came health insurance companies clients membership costing year exchange access presidential candidate sold interest business said release list clients amounts paid extent april filed chapter bankruptcy planning assets meet debts million consulted government sponsored secondary home mortgage company concerned new regulations consideration congress payments million consulting said paid number employees number offices consulting fee like pay consulting firm january said public contract company gave permission business partners agreed headed wife created according company website performance production company featuring work host produce historical public policy documentaries write books record audio books produce photographic essays television radio appearances company produced films religion energy ronald_reagan threat radical islam joint projects conservative group appeared subject american company employees paid million promoted public appearances including contract website received speech year nonprofit groups american leadership founded march paid years charity shared names donors use profit companies employed people largest closed began presidential campaign booking agency handled speaking engagements clients chair pennsylvania senator president ceo agency daughter owns agency shares agency paid handles production royalties fiction books authored political activity expressed interest running republican presidential nomination october suggested considering run president saying circumstances run circumstances candidate champions platform ideas advocates september announced supporters pledged million campaign october seek nomination insisting pretty strongly considered running september spokesman said seek presidency continue serve chairman citing campaign finance law restrictions campaign law forced leave political organization declared candidacy said wasn prepared abandon explore campaign realistic special election new_york 23rd congressional district endorsed moderate republican candidate candidate endorsed nationally prominent republicans heavily criticized endorsement conservatives questioning candidacy president comparing regretted decision presidential campaign late political commentators including atlantic washington_post identified presidential contender election reporting planting seeds iowa new_hampshire july poll conducted public policy polling indicated leading contender republican nomination likely republican voters saying vote describing views possible candidate appearance record march said sad number republicans understand country sick americans sick politicians taking care sick money spent way absolutely think going steady increase number opponents american increasingly fed march officially announced website entitled lieu formal committee exploration potential presidential run officially announced intention seek nomination june group senior campaign aides left campaign leading doubts viability presidential run june senior aides left response stated quit race republican nomination pointed experience running years win seat congress spending years helping build republican majority house working decades build republican majority georgia commentators noted career particular regards presidential campaign runner damaged allegations past sexual harassment gained support quickly contender race especially suspended campaign december leading national polls abundance negative ads run opponents december national polling lead fallen tie january finished fourth place iowa republican far january finished fifth place new_hampshire republican primary far paul field narrowed withdrawal race won south_carolina republican primary january obtaining vote considerably ahead paul surprise victory allowed heading florida january placed second republican florida primary losing percentage point margin factors contributed outcome include strong debate performances typically strong suit wide margin campaign television ads widely criticized proposal permanent colony moon later revealed hired debate coach help perform better florida debates significantly paul february placed distant second nevada republican losing received total votes cast february came place minnesota republican vote won caucus followed paul super tuesday won home state georgia delegates dismal night took tennessee oklahoma previously performed polls managed statistical second place showing oklahoma april campaign shifted position urged drop race support april announced suspension campaign following announcement campaign new slogan referring conservative standing despite april told republicans new_york work help win general election secured nomination disappointing second place showing delaware primary april campaign debt excess million suspended campaign endorsed runner behalf subsequently campaigned speeches television appearances later hosted number policy workshops convention tampa presented called university wife addressed convention final day ronald_reagan themed introduction presidential campaign having consulted campaign encouraged fellow republicans unify republican presidential nominee speculated possible nominee vice president candidate chief staff simply senior political adviser presidential ticket july report stated final choices running mate vice presidential nominee successful bid presidency january oldest vice president american political history political positions widely identified contract america founder recently advocated replacing proposed environmental solutions agency favors strong immigration border policy guest worker program fuel mandate cars sold taken view united_nations saying years looking report sufficiently corrupt sufficiently inefficient reasonable person faith authored book god america arguing founding fathers actively intended new republic allow encourage religious expression public square following publication book invited speaker second time graduation having dedicated time calling united_states america christian heritage later books large scale policy focus including winning future recent identified education number factor future prosperity partnered education secretary education issues previously opposed gay marriage december suggested republicans reconsider opposition july stated believes americans muslim backgrounds believe law deported visiting websites promote levant observers questioned views violate free speech free exercise religion clauses amendment united_states_constitution july argued members nato ought worry commitment defense expanded saying ought worry commitment circumstances president saying nato countries pay fair share stated context united_states provide aid estonia nato member event russian invasion think great deal personal life marriages children married times married february august high school geometry teacher years old daughters marriage married president wife author conservative columnist political commentator books include principles successful life authored spring left wife beginning affair told washington_post divorce complete surprise according september children visited hospital recovering surgery cancer wanted discuss terms divorce disputed account daughter remembers mother requested divorce happened prior hospital stay visit purpose bringing couple children mother discuss divorce presidential campaign staff continued insist wife requested divorce court documents obtained cnn georgia indicated asked judge block process stating adequate ample grounds divorce desire time admit marriage broken daughter native columbus georgia active volunteer georgia died atlanta age according campaign treasurer said wife young pretty wife president cancer denied saying supporters dismiss carter aide asked accompany washington months divorce wife final helped control finances debt book window opportunity blueprint future want public life politician wife daughter described marriage difficult married began affair house_of_representatives years junior second wife divorced marriage produced children january alleged interview abc declined accept suggestion open marriage asked allegations beginning televised south_carolina primary debate said story false told making wife significant question presidential campaign close august married months divorce finalized live virginia interview addressed past saying question times life partially driven felt country worked hard things happened life appropriate december group christian leaders government requested sign called marriage sent lengthy written response included pledge uphold personal fidelity religion raised lutheran graduate school converted catholicism faith march said course years gradually catholic decided day accept faith come embrace moment decided officially catholic saw pope visit united_states catching glimpse pope day struck happiness joyful presence holy father moment confirmation things thinking experiencing years stated developed greater appreciation role faith public life following conversion believes united_states secular appearance columbus ohio said america religious belief challenged cultural elite trying create america god driven public life allowed receive holy communion despite divorced earlier marriages catholic church interests written interest animals engagement civic affairs speaking city council pennsylvania city establish zoo wrote introduction america dinosaur new_yorker said book renew america retained enthusiasm extinct giants middle age addition including dinosaur research list futuristic wonders specified people interested prime example benefit education proposals space exploration interest fascination teenage years wants pursue new achievements space sustaining earth advocates relying private sector publicly funded nasa drive progress present serves election campaign noted expressed appreciation work american painters described painting capitol exceptional truly beautiful work art work saw embodiment america circa odds prevailing sentiment modern day cultural cnn announced june join new version launching fall represented right revamped debate program air books film authored authored non fiction books fiction wrote following alternate history novels series novels august isbn civil war series novel civil war thomas books june isbn grant comes east thomas books june isbn retreat lee grant final victory thomas books june isbn battle crater novel november isbn pacific war series pearl harbor novel december isbn days april isbn revolutionary war series try men souls novel george washington fight american freedom october isbn valley forge george_washington november isbn victory november isbn miscellaneous fiction novel center street press 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