Tom DeLay

Politician

Birthday April 8, 1947

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Texas

Age 76 years old

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About

United States Congressman who represented Texas' 22nd district from 1984 until 2006 and served as House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2005. His memoir -- No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight -- was published in 2007.

Before Fame

He graduated from the University of Houston in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology; he obtained student deferments to avoid service in the Vietnam War.

Trivia

In 2011, he was convicted of conspiracy to violate election law, but the court's judgement was later reversed, and he was formally acquitted.

Family Life

He married his high school love, Christine Furrh, in 1967. In 2005, he and his wife founded Rio Bend, a Christian foster care community in Richmond, Texas.

Associated With

He helped Newt Gingrich start the K Street Project, an effort to advance Republican ideals.