Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich was a Republican U.S. representative from Georgia, first elected to Congress in 1979, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (100th–105th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 4250 Patient Protection Act of 1998Oct 9, 1998 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure tabled in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50-47. Record Vote No: 311. (consideration: CR S12100)
- H.R. 4354 To establish the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund on behalf of the families of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph…Aug 7, 1998 · Became Public Law No: 105-223.
- H.R. 4141 To amend the Act authorizing the establishment of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area to modify the boundaries of the Area, and to provide for…Aug 6, 1998 · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- H.Con.Res. 316 To express the sense of Congress that State and local governments and local educational agencies are encouraged to dedicate a day of learning to the study and…Aug 4, 1998 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- H.Con.Res. 311 Honoring the memory of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police for their selfless acts…Jul 27, 1998 · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9041)
Top bills sponsored
- H.Con.Res. 172 (104th) Authorizing the 1996 Summer Olympic Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 65 (104th) Naming certain rooms in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol in honor of former Representative Robert H. Michel.Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 310 (105th) Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service for Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of…Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 360 (105th) Recognizing, and calling on all Americans to recognize, the courage and sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces held as prisoners of war during the…Passed a chamber
- H.Con.Res. 198 (104th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the first annual Congressional Family Picnic.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 456 (103rd) Electing Representative Lewis of Kentucky to the Committees on Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.Passed a chamber
- H.J.Res. 125 (105th) Finding the Government of Iraq in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations.Reported from committee
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Gingrich has won
Rep. Gingrich has won 11 U.S. House elections (1978–1998). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.6 to 41.4 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
105th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 14 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 14 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 105th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.