Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives · United States[1]
Newt Gingrich is a Republican from Georgia who represented the state's 6th district from 1979 to 1999 and was the 50th Speaker of the House. He led the Republican majority elected in 1994 and later became an author and political commentator.
- In office since
- January 4, 1995
- Left office
- January 3, 1999
- Born
- June 17, 1943
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Newt Gingrich. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education5 of 5
- Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: BA; MA; PhD.[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position3 of 5
- High confidenceFormer Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: a national legislator for a district.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standingNo evidence
- Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05HealthNo evidence
- Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06Misconduct4 of 5
- High confidence2 documented matter(s) in the reviewed legal record, counted as the misconduct meter counts them.[10]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions8
Laws3
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.