| − | '''Tom DeLay''' (born 1947 as Thomas Dale DeLay ) is an American politician from Sugarland, Texas, near Houston. He served in the [[House of Representatives]] from 1984 to 2006, representing the 22nd district in Texas. A leading Republican, he was the [[House Majority Leader]] from 2003 to 2005, and was the most aggressive and powerful member of Congress, and gave the GOP house members unprecedented unity and cohesion in pursuing a [[conservative]], [[Christian]] vision through his tactic of "growing the vote" and seeking to build bridges with centrist Republicans through his "catch and release" tactics. DeLay fell victim of a [[partisan]] political witchhunt by opponents and [[mainstream media]] outlets, and on November 24th, 2010, Delay was found guilty of money-laundering chagres <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/25/us/politics/25delay.html</ref>. | + | '''Tom DeLay''' (born 1947 as Thomas Dale DeLay ) is an American politician from Sugarland, Texas, near Houston. He served in the [[House of Representatives]] from 1984 to 2006, representing the 22nd district in Texas. A leading Republican, he was the [[House Majority Leader]] from 2003 to 2005, and was the most aggressive and powerful member of Congress, and gave the GOP house members unprecedented unity and cohesion in pursuing a [[conservative]], [[Christian]] vision through his tactic of "growing the vote" and seeking to build bridges with centrist Republicans through his "catch and release" tactics. DeLay fell victim of a [[partisan]] political witchhunt by opponents and [[mainstream media]] outlets. |