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About Tom DeLay |
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— Born in Laredo on April 8, 1947 — Graduated from the University of Houston (1970); Major: biology; Minors: chemistry and math — Owned and operated Houston-based Albo Pest Control — President of the Greater Houston Pest Control Association (1977 to 1978) — Texas State Legislature (1978 to 1984) — DeLay represented the 22nd District of Texas from 1984 to 2006. This area includes Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Harris Counties. DeLay was a 1990 recipient of the PCT/Syngenta Leadership Award. In an interview with PCT Publisher Dan Moreland in 1990, DeLay commented that serving on pest control associations provided an “excellent training ground” for entering national politics. “Pest control politics are a good starting point,” he said. “You learn to cover your bases. Those kinds of lessons are beneficial to being here in Congress.” |
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, the House of Representatives' fallen majority leader, announced on Tuesday the end of a re-election fight he was in jeopardy of losing and said he would soon step down from the U.S. Congress. Prior to entering politics DeLay owned Albo Pest Control.
"It's time for me to go do something else," DeLay told Fox News.
DeLay insisted that he did not feel defeated in the face of legal battles and blamed politics for his woes, which have included an indictment in Texas on campaign finance charges and a Capitol Hill lobbying scandal that so far has ensnared two of his former aides.
The shock announcement came 12 years after DeLay helped Republicans capture control of the House. Democrats have sought to make DeLay and Republican ethical scandals an issue as they try to recapture the chamber this year in November elections.
"I feel kind of excited, frankly," DeLay said. "I'm looking forward to being liberated outside the House, doing whatever I can to unify the conservative cause." DeLay said he was acting to ensure Republicans held on to his seat.
First elected in 1984, DeLay was nicknamed "The Hammer" for his hardball political tactics. He was rebuked by the House ethics committee on three separate matters in 2004 and stepped down as House majority leader in September after being indicted.
Additional source: Reuters
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