Dennis Hastert

Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert
59th Speaker of the United States; House of Representatives
	In office; January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2007
President	Bill Clinton; George W. Bush
Preceded by	Newt Gingrich
Succeeded by	Nancy Pelosi
House Republican Chief Deputy Whip
	In office; January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
Leader	Newt Gingrich
Preceded by	Bob Walker
Succeeded by	Roy Blunt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Illinois's 14th district
	In office; January 3, 1987 – November 26, 2007
Preceded by	John Grotberg
Succeeded by	Bill Foster
Personal details
Born	John Dennis Hastert; January 2, 1942 (age 82); Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jean Kahl
Alma mater	North Central College; Wheaton College, Illinois; Northern Illinois University

John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (/ˈhæstərt/; born January 2, 1942) is a former American politician who served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. He represented Illinois's 14th congressional district for twenty years, 1987 to 2007.^[1]

On May 28, 2015, Hastert was indicted by federal prosecutors. The legal charges against him were that he did not follow a law that says banks should report cash transactions over $10,000, and that he made false statements to the FBI about his withdrawals, in a hush money scheme designed to cover up serial child molestation^[2] that Hastert had committed when he was a high school wrestling coach.^[3] He was found guilty on April 27, 2016 and was sentenced to two years in prison.

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Hastert was born on January 2, 1942, in Aurora, Illinois. He grew up in rural Illinois. He graduate from Wheaton College in 1964. His degree was in economics. In 1967 he got a masters in philosophy of education from Northern Illinois University.

After leaving government, he returned to rural Illinois. Hastert now lives in Plano, Illinois.

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Media related to Dennis Hastert at Wikimedia Commons

SourceWatch Congresspedia – Dennis Hastert Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine profile
NewsMeat list of contributors to Hastert's campaigns Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
Beyond DeLay – Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
OpenlineBlog.com Archived 2014-05-18 at the Wayback Machine political blog covering 14th Congressional District
Booknotes interview with Hastert on Speaker: Lessons from 40 Years in Coaching and Politics, August 15, 2004. Archived April 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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