Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich headed to ORU Monday

Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich speaks at a Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH) town hall meeting on January 9, 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Posted: 02/16/2012

TULSA - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will make a campaign stop in Tulsa next week.

The GOP candidate will attend a town hall event sponsored by the ORU College Republicans at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 at the Mabee Center.

The event is being streamed online at oru.edu/ townhall .

Gingrich is expected to make an opening statement followed by a question-and-answer session.

Gingrich became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years after the 1994 mid-term elections. After losing his first and second bid for Congress in 1974 and 1976, Gingrich won a seat in the House in 1978.

Gingrich was re-elected to Congress 10 times.