| Candidate |
Newt Gingrich
|
Rick Santorum
|
| Born |
Newton Leroy McPherson
June 17, 1943 ( 1943-06-17 ) (age 68)
Harrisburg , Pennsylvania
| Richard John Santorum
May 10, 1958 ( 1958-05-10 ) (age 53)
Winchester , Virginia
|
| Political party |
Republican
| Republican
|
| Spouse(s) |
Jackie Battley (1962–1981)
Marianne Ginther (1981–2000)
Callista Gingrich (2000–present)
| Karen Garver Santorum
|
| Residence |
McLean , Virginia (1999–present)
| Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
|
| Profession |
College Professor, Author, Politician
| Attorney, politician
|
| Religion |
Roman Catholic (formerly Baptist )
| Christian ( Roman Catholic )
|
| Education |
B.A. History (Emory University),
M.A. PhD History (Tulane University)
| B.A. Political Science (Pennsylvania State University),
MBA (University of Pittsburgh),
J.D. Law (Dickinson Law School)
|
| Facebook Likes |
1,333,581
| 29,650
|
| Twitter Followers |
151,303
| 30,854
|
| Campaign Contributions |
$2.1 million
| $0.6 million
|
| Net Worth |
$6.7 million
| $0.88 million - $1.9 million
|
| Views on Health Care Reform |
In favor of repealing Health Care Reform
| In favor of repealing Health Care Reform
|
| Views on Same-sex Marriage |
Believes in traditional definition of marriage.
| Believes in traditional definition of marriage.
|
| Views on Abortion |
Anti-abortion.
| Anti-abortion.
|
| Views on Climate Change |
Believes humans play a role in global warming
| Skeptical about manmade global warming
|
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