William Reynolds Archer Jr.
William Reynolds Archer Jr. | |
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Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | |
Speaker | Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert |
Preceded by | Sam Gibbons |
Succeeded by | Bill Thomas |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 7th district | |
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | George H.W. Bush |
Succeeded by | John Culberson |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
In office 1967–1971 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Houston, Texas | March 2, 1928
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sharon Sawyer |
William Reynolds “Bill” Archer Jr. (born March 22, 1928) is an American lawyer and politician. Archer served two terms, from 1967 to 1971, in the Texas House of Representatives – changing from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1969.
Archer Jr. later represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican for 30 years, from 1971 until 2001, serving for his last six years as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.[1]
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- United States Congress. "William Reynolds Archer Jr. (id: A000215)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Voting record maintained by the Washington Post Archived 2006-03-15 at the Wayback Machine