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1997: GOP Seeks, but Fails, to Oust Gingrich [1]
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Date: 2005-04-22
In July 1997, a broad swath of the House Republican Conference that included some party leaders tried, but ultimately failed, to stage a coup against then-Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).
Dissatisfaction with Gingrich began to come to the surface over a prolonged ethics investigation that resulted in the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct slapping the Speaker with a $300,000 fine after a probe determined he “broke House rules by failing to ensure that he would not violate federal tax law” and providing false information to the committee.
Plotting for the rebellion began to gain steam shortly after Gingrich was elected to a second term in the House’s top post and broke to the surface in July. Small groups of Members met in secret to vent their frustration with Gingrich’s leadership and even went so far as to talk about finding an alternative to the Georgian as Speaker.
Among the Members who were very active in hatching the attempted coup were GOP Reps. Matt Salmon (Ariz.), Steve Chabot (Ohio), Tom Coburn (Okla.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Pete Hoekstra (Mich.), Bob Inglis (S.C.), Steve Largent (Okla.), Mark Neumann (Wis.), Mark Sanford (S.C.), Joe Scarborough (Fla.) and Mark Souder (Ind.).
“While they disavow any intention right now to unseat Gingrich, the 11 have met recently to discuss how to recapture … the ‘Contract with America feeling’ that animated them in the 104th Congress,” Roll Call reported.
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