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Former
Representative Tom DeLay R-22nd
District, Texas (b.
1950) Tom
DeLay is a conservative Republican
former congressman who represented
Texas' 22nd Congressional District. He
served as the House Majority Leader
from 1984 until stepping down in late
September of 2005 due to his indictment
by a Texas grand jury on charges
related to alleged campaign finance
improprieties. DeLay
worked his way up the Republican
hierarchy , becoming the Deputy Whip in
1988, serving under Minority Whip Dick
Cheney. Following the 1994 elections
and the Republican takeover of
Congress, DeLay was elected as the new
Majority Whip. In 2002, he was elected
the Majority Leader, the second most
powerful job in the House after Speaker
Dennis Hastert. After
becoming Majority Leader, DeLay was
often in the media spotlight due to his
involvement with lobbyist Jack
Abramoff, his involvement in the Terri
Shiavo case, and the 2002 Texas
Redistricting Quorum Warrant fiasco.
Abramoff
and other lobbyists were accused of
giving illegal campaign contributions
to Tom DeLay and other politicians. The
Schiavo case involved a Florida woman
who was in a persistent vegetative coma
and her husband's attempt to take her
off of life support. DeLay and other
conservative Republicans in Congress
sided with Terri Schiavo's parents, who
wanted to keep their daughter on life
support. DeLay saw this as a "Right To
Life" case in a similar vein to his
stance against abortion, and involved
Congress in the Schiavo case. In the
Texas redistricting case, DeLay
involved various federal agencies in
the search for several Texas Democratic
State legislators who fled Texas to
avoid allowing a quorum in the
legislature during a redistricting
fight. On
September 28, 2005, Tom DeLay was
indicted by a Texas grand jury on
conspiracy charges related to political
campaign finances. DeLay then announced
temporary resignation as Majority
Leader, per House rules. DeLay retains
his seat in Congress. Congressman Roy
Blunt took over as the interim Majority
Leader. On
November 24, 2010, a jury in Texa
convicted Tom DeLay on charges of
illegally funneling corporate money to
help elect Republican candidates to the
Texas Legislature. He was found guilty
on the charges of money laundering and
conspiracy to commit money laundering.
DeLay was accused of funneling $190,000
to help elect Republicans to the state
House and Senate in 2002. On
January 10, 2011, Tom DeLay was
sentenced to three years in
prison. DeLay
and his family currently live in
Sugarland, Texas. Education: --University
of Houston --graduated with a BS
degree in Biology. Careers: --Representative,
Texas State House of Representatives
(1978-1984) --Representative,
U.S. House of Representatives
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Ann (Furrh) DeLay
--Wife Children:
Danielle (Dani) Kay
Delay--Daughter
(b. 1972) Charlie
Ray
Delay
--Father
(d. 1988) Maxine
DeLay--Mother Tena
DeLay
Neislar--Sister Randy
DeLay-Brother Ray
DeLay-Brother Political
Opponents Most
Democrats in the U.S. Congress
and in the Texas
Legislature Links
and Resources on Tom DeLay Tom
& Christine DeLay's
Marriage--From
About.com's Marriage
section. Texas jury convicts Tom DeLay
on money laundering charges--CNN,
Nov. 24, 2010 Tom
DeLay, former House majority
leader, sentenced to three years
in prison --Christian Science
Monitor, Jan. 10, 2011 Site
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