Tom DeLay
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| House Majority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – September 28, 2005 |
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| Speaker | Dennis Hastert |
| Whip | Roy Blunt |
| Preceded by | Dick Armey |
| Succeeded by | Roy Blunt (Interim) |
| House Majority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Speaker |
Newt Gingrich (1995–1999) Dennis Hastert (1999–2003) |
| Preceded by | David Bonior |
| Succeeded by | Roy Blunt |
| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Leader | Bob Michel |
| Preceded by | Vin Weber |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Vucanovich |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 22nd district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – June 9, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Ron Paul |
| Succeeded by | Shelley Sekula-Gibbs |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives, 21st District (Sugar Land) |
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In office 1979–1983 |
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| Preceded by | Joe A. Hubenak |
| Succeeded by | Mark Stiles |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives, 26th District (Sugar Land) |
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In office 1983–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Jack R. Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Jim Tallas |
| Personal details | |
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Thomas Dale DeLay April 8, 1947 Laredo, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Furrh DeLay |
| Residence | Sugar Land, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Houston |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Baptist |
Thomas Dale DeLay (/dəˈleɪ/; born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican Party (GOP) House Majority Leader from 2003–05.
DeLay began his career as a politician in 1978 when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. In 1985, he became a born-again Christian. In 1988, after just a few years in the U.S. House, Tom DeLay was appointed Deputy Minority Whip. In 1994 he helped Newt Gingrich effect the Republican Revolution, which gave the Republicans the victory in the 1994 midterm election and swept Democrats from power in both houses of Congress, putting Republicans in control of the House of Representatives for the first time in forty years. In 1995, he was elected House Majority Whip. With the Republicans in control of both chambers in Congress, DeLay, along with Gingrich and conservative activist Grover Norquist, helped start the K Street Project, an effort to advance Republican ideals. DeLay was elected House Majority Leader after the 2002 midterm elections. On policy issues, DeLay was known as a strong conservative during his years in Congress.
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