Dick Armey

Dick Armey
Armey in 1997
Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee
In office June 19, 2002 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Christopher Cox
House Majority Leader
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003
Speaker	Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert
Preceded by	Dick Gephardt
Succeeded by	Tom DeLay
Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Deputy	Bill McCollum
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 (age 83) Cando, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Susan Armey
Children	5
Alma mater	Jamestown College (BA) University of North Dakota (MA) University of Oklahoma (PhD)
Profession	Economist
Dick Armey's voice Armey speaks on the successes of a Republican-majority Congress Recorded August 1, 1996

Richard Keith Armey (/ˈɑːrmi/; 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.