Tom DeLay

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American politician human member of the Republican Party (United States)

Tom DeLay is a former Republican House Majority Leader from Texas known for his influential role in Congress and subsequent legal and ethical controversies.

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Tom DeLay canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
appellateCourt Texas Courts of Appeals ⓘ
surface form: Texas Third Court of Appeals
chargedWith conspiracy to violate election law ⓘ
money laundering in Texas campaign finance case ⓘ
convictedInTrialCourt 2010-11 ⓘ
convictionOverturnedOnAppeal 2013-09 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1947-04-08 ⓘ
dateOfIndictment 2005-09-28 ⓘ
education University of Houston ⓘ
endTime 2006-06-09 ⓘ
endTimeHouseMajorityLeader 2005-09-28 ⓘ
endTimeHouseMajorityWhip 2002-01-03 ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
ideology American conservatism ⓘ
knownFor conservative leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
involvement in campaign finance controversies ⓘ
resignation from Congress amid ethics and legal issues ⓘ
role in Republican Party discipline and vote-whipping ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party ⓘ
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
nickname Tom DeLay self-link ⓘ
numberOfChildren 1 ⓘ
occupation lobbyist ⓘ
politician ⓘ
partyToCase State of Texas v. Tom DeLay ⓘ
placeOfBirth Laredo, Texas ⓘ
surface form: Laredo, Texas, United States
positionHeld House Majority Leader ⓘ
House Majority Whip ⓘ
Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
precededByAsHouseMajorityLeader Richard Armey ⓘ
surface form: Dick Armey
precededByAsHouseMajorityWhip Newt Gingrich (as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) ⓘ
surface form: Newt Gingrich
religion Christianity ⓘ
represents Texas's 22nd congressional district ⓘ
residence Sugar Land, Texas ⓘ
surface form: Sugar Land, Texas, United States
servedInCongressUnderPresidents Bill Clinton ⓘ
George H. W. Bush ⓘ
George W. Bush ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Christine DeLay ⓘ
startTime 1985-01-03 ⓘ
startTimeHouseMajorityLeader 2002-01-03 ⓘ
startTimeHouseMajorityWhip 1995-01-03 ⓘ
stateOfPoliticalActivity Texas ⓘ
succeededByAsHouseMajorityLeader Roy Blunt ⓘ
succeededByAsHouseMajorityWhip Roy Blunt ⓘ
wasElectedToCongressFirstTime 1984 ⓘ

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Texas's 22nd congressional district → notableFormerRepresentative → Tom DeLay ⓘ
109th United States Congress → houseMajorityLeader → Tom DeLay ⓘ
106th United States Congress → hasHouseMajorityWhip → Tom DeLay ⓘ
104th United States Congress → houseMajorityWhip → Tom DeLay ⓘ
Texas mid-decade redistricting 2003 → involvedFigure → Tom DeLay ⓘ
Tom DeLay → nickname → Tom DeLay self-link ⓘ
Casino Jack and the United States of Money → features → Tom DeLay ⓘ