2012 voter guide: Newt Gingrich

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Campaign website: newt.org

Supporting PAC: winningourfuture.com

Ga. website: newt.org/states/georgia

Biography:  Gingrich is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia.  Read his full biography by the Atlanta Conservative Examiner here.

Taxes: Newt Gingrich would make the low Bush-era tax rates permanent. He would also create an optional flat tax with a 15 percent rate. This tax would preserve the home mortgage interest and charitable deductions, as well as establishing a $12,000 standard deduction.

 

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