Dennis Hastert

Dennis Hastert

John Dennis Hastert is an American former politician who served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and was the sixth longest-serving speaker in history, and the longest serving Republican. In 2016, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for financial offenses related to the sexual abuse of teenage boys, although he was never convicted of any sexual crimes. From 1965 to 1981, Hastert was a high school teacher and wrestling coach at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois. He lost a 1980 bid for the Illinois House of Representatives but ran again and won a seat in 1981. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1986 and was re-elected every two years until he retired in 2007. Hastert rose through the Republican ranks in the House, becoming chief deputy whip in 1995 and speaker in 1999.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  John Dennis Hastert, January 2, 1942, Aurora, Illinois, U.s.
• Age:  84 Years
• Political party:  Republican
• Spouse(s):  Jean Kahl
• Children:  2
• Education:  North Central College (Attended), Wheaton College, Illinois (Ba), Northern Illinois University (Ms)
• Preceded by:  Newt Gingrich
• Succeeded by:  Nancy Pelosi
• Born:  02 January 1942
• Wikidata description:  American Politician (Born 1942)
• Wikidata label:  Dennis Hastert
• Wikidata aliases:  Dennis Hastert, Denny Hastert, John Dennis Hastert, John Dennis "Denny" Hastert

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