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Newt Gingrich

Party
Republican
Office Sought:
President

Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich (pronounced /ˈnjuːt ˈɡɪŋɡrɪtʃ/) (born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1995, Time magazine selected him as the Person of the Year for his role in leading the Republican Revolution in the House, ending 40 years of the Democratic Party being in the majority. During his tenure as Speaker, he represented the public face of the Republican opposition to President Bill Clinton.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$23,805,061 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's September 30, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
Download all contributions to Newt Gingrich Download all independent expenditures for or against Newt Gingrich

  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $23,805,061 #4 of 40 Presidential candidates
    Total Spent:
    $24,443,669 #4 of 40 Presidential candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $34,000 #8 of 40 Presidential candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    Restore Our Future, Inc.
    Oppose
    		 $18,730,788
    Winning Our Future
    Support
    		 $12,406,730
    American Jobs PAC
    Support
    		 $254,968
    Strong America Now Super PAC
    Support
    		 $214,947
    Winning Freedom Inc
    Support
    		 $170,135
    Red White And Blue Fund
    Oppose
    		 $78,386
    Endorse Liberty Inc
    Oppose
    		 $44,102
    Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Inc.
    Oppose
    		 $26,102
    Keep Conservatives United
    Oppose
    		 $3,548
    Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama
    Support
    		 $3,515
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    72% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.
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