Dick Armey

Richard Keith Armey (; born July 7, 1940) is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003). He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was one of the chief authors of the Contract with America. Armey is also an author and former economics professor. After his retirement from Congress, he has worked as a consultant, advisor, and lobbyist. Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Appearances on C-SPAN

Dick Armey Archived July 24, 2012, 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