Dick Armey and Conservative Economic Reform

Dick Armey

As a key architect of the 1994 "Contract with America," Dick Armey helped engineer the Republican Revolution that captured the House majority for the first time in 40 years. Serving as House Majority Leader, the former economics professor fiercely advocated for free-market policies, deregulation, spending cuts, and flat-tax proposals, leaving a lasting legacy on conservative economic policy and grassroots activism.

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Year	Dick Armey
1940	Boyhood in North Dakota (Period: 1940s–1950s, Location: Surrounding areas of Cando, North Dakota, United States) Birth of Dick Armey (Period: July 7, 1940, Location: Cando, North Dakota, United States)
1950	Cando High School (Age: 9 years old, Period: 1950s, Location: Cando, North Dakota, United States)
1958	Jamestown College, now University of Jamestown (Age: 17 years old, Period: Around 1958 – 1963, Location: Jamestown, North Dakota, United States)
1960	University of Oklahoma (Age: 19 years old, Period: Mid-1960s – 1969, Location: Norman, Oklahoma, United States)
1963	University of North Dakota (Age: 22 years old, Period: Around 1963 – 1964, Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States)
1964	Activities as an economist after college graduation (Age: 23 years old, Period: 1964–1983, Location: Montana, Texas, United States)
1980	Activities as a politician affiliated with the Republican Party (Age: 39 years old, Period: 1980s–present final stage of verifiable political career, Location: Texas, Washington, D.C., United States)
1985	First election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 26th congressional district (Age: 45 years old, Period: November 1984 (Term started January 1985), Location: Texas, United States)
1993	Appointment as Chairman of the House Republican Conference (Age: 52 years old, Period: January 1993–January 1995, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Chairman of the House Republican Conference (Age: 52 years old, Period: January 1993–January 1995, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Opposition to the Clinton administration's healthcare reform proposal (Age: 52 years old, Period: 1993–1994, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1994	Drafting of the Contract with America (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1994, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Promotion of the Contract with America (Age: 53 years old, Period: 1994, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1995	Appointment as House Majority Leader (Age: 54 years old, Period: January 1995–January 2003, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) House Majority Leader (Age: 54 years old, Period: January 1995–January 2003, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Criticism surrounding inappropriate remarks in Congress in 1995 (Age: 54 years old, Period: 1995, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2001	War in Afghanistan (Age: 60 years old, Period: October 2001 – August 2021, Location: Afghanistan) 2001 anthrax attacks (Age: 61 years old, Period: September – November 2001, Location: Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., United States, etc.) September 11 attacks (Age: 61 years old, Period: September 11, 2001, Location: New York City, New York and Arlington, Virginia, etc., United States)
2002	Appointment as Chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security (Age: 61 years old, Period: June 2002 – January 2003, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2003	Iraq War (Age: 62 years old, Period: March 20, 2003 – December 2011, Location: Iraq) Activities as a policy advisor at DLA Piper (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2003–2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Activities as co-chairman and chairman of FreedomWorks (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2003–2012, Location: Throughout the United States, centered in Washington, D.C.) Participation in the conservative movement through FreedomWorks (Age: 62 years old, Period: 2003–2012, Location: Washington, D.C., nationwide, United States) Retirement from the U.S. Congress (Age: 62 years old, Period: After the 2002 election, term ended in January 2003, Location: Washington, D.C., Texas, United States)
2005	Hurricane Katrina (Age: 65 years old, Period: August 2005, Location: Gulf Coast Regions, Including Louisiana and Mississippi, United States)
2009	Conflict of interest issues surrounding activities at DLA Piper and FreedomWorks (Age: 68 years old, Period: 2009, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2012	Controversy surrounding the approximately $8 million consulting contract upon resignation from FreedomWorks (Age: 71 years old, Period: 2012, Location: Washington, D.C., United States) Resignation from FreedomWorks (Age: 72 years old, Period: November – December 2012, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
Unknown	Marriage (Dick Armey, First marriage, Period: Unknown, Location: Unknown) Marriage (Dick Armey, Susan Armey, Period: Unknown, Location: Unknown)

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Legislative operations	Newt Gingrich Tom DeLay Tom Foley Dennis Hastert Dick Armey Richard Gephardt Robert Michel David Bonior Trent Lott Tom Daschle Bob Dole George Mitchell Harry Reid
Domestic policy	Bill Clinton Newt Gingrich Daniel Patrick Moynihan Tom DeLay John Kasich John Breaux Ted Kennedy Chris Dodd Paul Ryan

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