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Greg Gianforte Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Political Journey, Biography & More

Greg Gianforte Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Political Journey, Biography & More

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Bio
Real Name Greg Richard Gianforte
Nickname Greg
Profession Politician, Businessman
Party Republican Party
Business Journey • In 1986, Gianforte co-founded Brightwork Development Inc., a software company. He and his partner sold the company to McAfee Associates for $10 million in 1994.
• In 1997, Gianforte founded RightNow Technologies. In 2011, Company was sold to Oracle Corporation for $1.5 billion.
• Now Gioforte is a board member of FICO (Fair, Isaac and Company) a data analytics company.
Political Journey • In Montana gubernatorial election 2016, Gianforte announced his candidacy for the Republican Party's nomination for governor of Montana on 20 January 2016.
• On 1 March 2017, Republican U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana's at-large congressional district resigned his seat. On 25 January 2017, Gianforte already announced his will to seek the seat.
• At a convention on 6 March 2017, the Republican Party selected Gianforte as their nominee.
Biggest Rival Rob Quist
Physical Stats & More
Height (Approx.) in centimeters- 178 cm
in meters- 1.78 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (Approx.) in Kilograms- 80 kg
in Pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour Grey
Hair Colour Bald
Personal Life
Date of Birth 17 April 1961
Age (as in 2017) 56 Years
Birth Place San Diego, California, U.S.
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Aries
Nationality American
Hometown San Diego, California, U.S.
School Upper Merion Area High School
College Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey
Educational Qualifications Master of Science
Debut Business- Co-founded Brightwork Development Inc. (1986)
Politics- Nomination for governor of Montana (2016)
Family Father- Frank Gianforte
Mother- Dale Gianforte
Brother- Not Known
Sister- Not Known
Religion Christianity
Hobbies Reading History, Fishing, Camping
Controversies On May 24, 2017, the day before the Election, Greg Gianforte allegedly body-slammed the Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs. As per Ben Jacobs, "He took me to the ground, I think he wailed on me once or twice ... He got on me and I think he hit me ... This is the strangest thing that has ever happened to me in reporting on politics.”
Favorite Things
Favorite Food Pancakes, Fruits
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Not Known
Wife Susan Gianforte (M. 1989)
Children Sons- Richard, David, Adam
Daughter- Rachel
Money Factor
Net Worth $100 Million

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