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Rep. Dick Armey (R)
Texas: Twenty-Sixth District
Last Updated June 25, 1999

Elected 1984
Born: July 7, 1940, Cando, ND
Home: Cooper Canyon
Education: Jamestown Col., B.A. 1963, U. of ND, M.A. 1964, U. of OK, Ph.D. 1969
Religion: Presbyterian
Marital Status: married (Susan)
Rep. Dick Armey (R)

Career:

  • Professional: Prof., West TX St. U., 1967-68, Austin Col., 1968-72, U. of N. TX, 1972-77, Chmn., Dept. of Economics, 1977-83.

DC Office: 301 CHOB 20515, 202-225-7772; Web site: armey.house.gov

State Offices: Irving, 972-556-2500.

Committees:

  • Majority Leader
  • .

Group Ratings
ADA ACLU AFS LCV CON NTU NFIB COC ACU NTLC CHC
1998 0 6 0 8 28 55 100 100 100 97 100
1997 0 -- 13 -- 80 60 -- 100 88 -- --

National Journal Ratings
1997 LIB -- 1997 CONS            1998 LIB -- 1998 CONS
Economic 16% -- 82%            0% -- 88%
Social 0% -- 90%            3% -- 90%
Foreign 12% -- 81%            26% -- 73%

Key Votes of the 105th Congress

1. Clinton Budget Deal Y
2. Education IRAs Y
3. Req. 2/3 to Raise Taxes Y
4. Fast-track Trade Y
5. Puerto Rico Sthood. Ref. N
6. End Highway Set-asides Y

      

 7. School Prayer Amend.

Y
 8. Ovrd. Part. Birth Veto Y
 9. Cut $ for B-2 Bombers N
10. Human Rights in China N
11. Withdraw Bosnia Troops Y
12. End Cuban TV-Marti N

Election Results
1998 general Dick Armey (R) 120,332 (88%)
Joe Turner (Lib) 16,182 (12%)
1998 primary Dick Armey (R) unopposed
1996 spec. prim. Dick Armey (R) 163,708 (74%)
Jerry Frankel (D) 58,623 (26%)

Campaign Finance
1998ReceiptsReceipts from PACsExpenditures
Dick Armey (R) $2,061,340 $599,373 $2,125,437
Joe Turner (Lib) $257 $257


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