Who is Greg Gianforte?

The altercation with the journalist unfolded Wednesday at Gianforte's campaign headquarters in Bozeman. Gianforte allegedly body slammed Ben Jacobs, a reporter for The Guardian, and broke his glasses, according to an audio recording of the event and eyewitness accounts. Gianforte can be heard yelling "Get the hell out of here."

Until now, Greg Gianforte, a candidate in Montana's special congressional election, was known as a multimillionaire tech entrepreneur who once ran for governor. But the Republican redefined himself Wednesday when he was charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly body slamming a reporter just hours before the polls open. Here's a bit of background on Gianforte.