Members of Congress / Tom DeLay

Biographical Information

DeLAY, Thomas Dale, a Representative from Texas; born in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., April 8, 1947; graduated from Calallan High School, Corpus Christi, Tex., 1965; attended Baylor University, Waco, Tex., 1967; B.S., University of Houston, Houston, Tex., 1970; business owner; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1979-1984; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the ten succeeding Congresses until his resignation on June 9, 2006 (January 3, 1985-June 9, 2006); majority whip (One Hundred Fourth Congress to One Hundred Seventh Congress); majority leader (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 109th Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 2005, to June 9, 2006.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Texas (Dist. 22), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Financial Disclosure

View Tom DeLay's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.)

2005

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
6/9/06	Vote 250: H R 5522: Making Appropriations for Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007, and for Other Purposes	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/9/06	Vote 249: H R 5522	No	No	Yes
6/9/06	Vote 248: H R 5522	No	No	No
6/9/06	Vote 247: H R 5522	No	No	Yes
6/9/06	Vote 246: H R 5522	No	No	Yes
6/9/06	Vote 245: H R 5522	No	No	No
6/9/06	Vote 244: H R 5522	No	Yes	Yes
6/9/06	Vote 243: H R 5522	No	No	Yes
6/9/06	Vote 242: H R 5522	No	No	Yes
6/8/06	Vote 241: H R 5252: Communications, Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
6/8/06	Vote 240: H R 5252: Communications, Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006	Not Voting	No	Yes
6/8/06	Vote 239: H R 5252	Not Voting	No	Yes
6/8/06	Vote 238: H R 5252	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
6/8/06	Vote 237: H RES 850: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 5252) to Promote the Deployment of Broadband Networks and Services	Yes	Yes	No
6/8/06	Vote 236: H R 5522	No	No	Yes
6/8/06	Vote 235: H RES 850: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 5252) to Promote the Deployment of Broadband Networks and Services	Yes	Yes	No
6/7/06	Vote 234: S 2803: Mine Improvement and New Emergency Respose Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/7/06	Vote 233: H R 5449: To Amend Title 49, United States Code, to Modify Bargaining Requirements for Proposed Changes to the Personnel Management System of the Federal Aviation Administration	No	No	Yes
6/7/06	Vote 232: H R 5254: Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act	Not Voting	Yes	No
6/7/06	Vote 231: H R 5254: Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act	Not Voting	No	Yes

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