Dick Armey

Dick Armey
Dick Armey in 1997
House Majority Leader
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Speaker	Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert
Whip	Tom DeLay
Preceded by	Dick Gephardt
Succeeded by	Tom DeLay
Chairman of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Leader	Bob Michel
Preceded by	Jerry Lewis
Succeeded by	John Boehner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 26th district
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Tom Vandergriff
Succeeded by	Michael C. Burgess
Personal details
Born	Richard Keith Armey (1940-07-07) July 7, 1940 Cando, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Susan Armey
Children	5
Alma mater	Jamestown College University of North Dakota University of Oklahoma
Profession	Economist

Richard Keith Armey (/ˈɑːrmi/; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas' 26th congressional district (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003).

Armey is also an author and former economics professor. After his retirement from Congress, he has worked as a consultant, advisor, and lobbyist.

Other websites

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Dick Armey Archived 2012-07-24 at the Wayback Machine political contributions from Influence Explorer at the Sunlight Foundation
• Richard K. Armey Collection and Photograph Series at the Carl Albert Center
• Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 25, 2012) at FreedomWorks
• Armey in Exile, Luke Mullins, The Washingtonian, June 26, 2013