Newt Gingrich served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 1999. Newt served as Speaker of the House and developed the “Contract with America” that secured a Republican majority in the house in 1994. A prolific author, Gingrich has authored or co-authored 27 books. A candidate for the Republican presidential primaries in 2012, he remains a respected conservative voice.
This election season boasts the largest wave of female candidates ever to run for office in the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives. A record 163 women are currently in the race for the House, with 18 in the race for Senate.
Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church, a Houston congregation that draws around 45,000 attendees each week. On Sept. 18, he released his fourth book: “I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life,” a reminder for Americans to look to their faith in challenging times.
A longtime Democrat, radio host and columnist, Just is now running as a Republican for commissioner in Oregon’s Josephine County. His platform? To help his community overcome poverty and its long-term dependence on government help. Nearly 20 percent of Just’s town, Grants Pass, lives in poverty, and 23 percent of people in the Grants Pass area receive food stamps.
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