Tom DeLay’s Conservative House Rule

Tom DeLay

As House Majority Leader and Majority Whip, Tom DeLay exerted formidable control over the Republican party in Congress. Earning the nickname "The Hammer," he mobilized strict party discipline to pass conservative tax, fiscal, and regulatory legislation following the 1994 "Contract with America," leaving a lasting mark on congressional operations.

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Year	Tom DeLay
1947	Birth of Tom DeLay (Period: April 8, 1947, Location: Laredo, Texas, United States)
1950	Political revolution and political instability in Venezuela (Age: 2 years old, Period: 1950s–1960s, Location: Venezuela)
1961	Calallen High School (Age: 13 years old, Period: Circa 1961–1965, Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States)
1965	Baylor University (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1965–1967, Location: Waco, Texas, United States)
1967	University of Houston (Age: 19 years old, Period: 1967–1970, Location: Houston, Texas, United States) Marriage (Tom DeLay, Christine Furrh, Age: 19 years old, Period: 1967, Location: Texas, United States)
1970	Starting a pest control business (Age: 22 years old, Period: Early 1970s, Location: Houston, Texas, United States) Republican Party Affiliation and Political Activities (Age: 22 years old, Period: 1970s–Present, Location: Texas, Washington, D.C., United States)
1978	Election to the Texas House of Representatives (Age: 30 years old, Period: 1978, Location: Texas, United States)
1979	Assuming office as a member of the Texas House of Representatives (Age: 31 years old, Period: January 1979–January 1985, Location: Austin, Texas, United States)
1985	Election to the United States House of Representatives (Age: 38 years old, Period: November 1984 (took office January 1985), Location: Texas's 22nd congressional district, United States)
1989	Assuming the chairmanship of the Republican Study Committee (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1989–1993, Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Congress, United States) Republican Party (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1989–1993, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1990	Ethics issues pointed out by the House Ethics Committee (Age: 42 years old, Period: Late 1990s–2004, Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Congress, United States) Allegations surrounding relationship with lobbyist Jack Abramoff (Age: 42 years old, Period: Late 1990s–2005, Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Congress, United States)
1993	Promotion to the Republican House leadership (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1993–1995, Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Congress, United States) Secretary of the House Republican Conference (Age: 45 years old, Period: January 1993–January 1995, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1994	Participation in the 1994 Republican Revolution (Age: 47 years old, Period: November 1994, Location: Nationwide U.S., U.S. Congress, United States)
1995	Assuming office as House Majority Whip (Age: 47 years old, Period: January 1995–January 2003, Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Congress, United States) House Majority Whip (Age: 47 years old, Period: January 1995–January 2003, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2000	Issues of lobbyist entertainment and gifts in political activities (Age: 52 years old, Period: Early 2000s, Location: Washington, D.C., etc., United States)
2002	TRMPAC incident regarding campaign finance (Texas Republican campaign finance issue, Age: 54 years old, Period: 2002–2014, Location: Austin, Texas and Washington, D.C., United States)
2003	Assuming office as House Majority Leader (Age: 55 years old, Period: January 2003–September 2005, Location: Washington, D.C., U.S. Congress, United States) House Majority Leader (Age: 55 years old, Period: January 2003–September 2005, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2005	Resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives related to campaign finance issues (Age: 57 years old, Period: 2005–2006, Location: Washington, D.C., Texas, United States) Resignation from House Majority Leader (Age: 58 years old, Period: September 28, 2005, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2006	Resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives (Age: 59 years old, Period: June 9, 2006, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
2009	Appearance on the television show "Dancing with the Stars" (Age: 61 years old, Period: 2009, Location: Los Angeles, California, United States)
2013	Reversal of conviction and acquittal on appeal in campaign finance case (Age: 66 years old, Period: September 19, 2013–October 1, 2014, Location: Austin, Texas, United States)

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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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