The Marriages of Newt Gingrich

Aside from the below information, this guy is the worst Neoconservative scum in the race. No thank you. - Burger

Married to Jackie Battley, Marianne Ginther, Callista Bisek

By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com Guides

Currently married to Callista Bisek, Newt Gingrich has been married three times. His two previous marriages ended in divorce after he had affairs with younger women and when his wives were seriously ill. Here is information about Newt Gingrich's three marriage relationships.

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5/11/2011: Newt Gingrich announced his candidacy for President of the U.S.

Newt Gingrich Marriage Timeline

1962: Newt married Jackie Battley on June 19, 1962.
1963: Newt's daughter Kathy was born.
1966: Newt's daughter Jackie Sue was born.
1980: Newt met Marianne Ginther in January 1980.
1980: Jackie and Newt separated in April 1980.
1981: Jackie Battley and Newt Gingrich's divorce was finalized in February 1981.
1981: Six months later Newt married Marianne Ginther on August 8, 1981.
1987: Marianne and Newt separated in June 1987.
1993: Newt and Callista Bisek began their affair in November 1993.
1993: Marianne and Newt reconciled in late 1993/early 1994.
1999: Newt and Marianne separated in May 1999 and filed for divorce in July.
1999: Marianne and Newt reached a settlement in their divorce case.
2000: Marianne and Newt's divorce was finalized in April 2000.
2000: Callista Bisek and Newt announced their engagement.
2000: Newt married Callista Bisek on August 18, 2000.

Maggie Haberman: "Newt Gingrich addressed his multiple nuptials and admitted affairs more head-on than he has to date, telling the Christian Broadcast Network that he sought God's 'forgiveness' for the things he did wrong and that he now has a 'great' marriage."
Source: Maggie Haberman. "Newt Gingrich: 'I was doing things that were wrong.'" Politico.com. 3/08/2011.

Newt when asked how he could be unfaithful and give a speech on family values: "It doesn't matter what I do," he answered. "People need to hear what I have to say. There's no one else who can say what I can say. It doesn't matter what I live."
Source: John H. Richardson. "Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican." Esquire.com. 8/10/2010.

AP: "In 1994, Gingrich responded to reports he'd had extramarital affairs while running a family-values campaign in 1978 by saying, "In the 1970s, things happened."
Source: AP. "Wife's lawyer to question woman in Gingrich divorce case." Marysville Journal-Tribune. Marysville, Ohio. 8/13/1999. pg. 2.

Additional Resources:
Jason Linkins. "Newt Gingrich Opens Up About His Lady Problems." HuffingtonPost.com. 3/09/2011.
AP. "Today's Newsmakers." The Valley Independent. Monessen, Pennsylvania. 4/07/2000. pg. 2.

Read more details about each at the links below:

Current Marriage: Callista Bisek

Second Marriage: Marianne Ginther

First Marriage: Jackie Battley