Dick Armey

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).

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

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

Dick Armey Media

• 

  Armey with Bill Archer at a House Budget Committee meeting in October 2004

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