Newt Gingrich is the Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He is well-known as the architect of the “Contract with America” that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Newt was also a Republican candidate for president of the United States in 2012. He is the author of 40 books, including 17 fiction and nonfiction New York Times best sellers, such as Understanding Trump and Trump’s America: The Truth About Our Nation’s Great Comeback. He and his wife have two daughters and two grandchildren.