. . "Secretary ofHouseRepublican Conference" . "26th District (Sugar Land)" . . . "American Republican politician" . . . . . . "Member of theU.S. House of Representatives" . . . "Thomas Dale \"Tom\" DeLay (/d\u0259\u02C8le\u026A/; born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican Party (GOP) House Majority Leader from 2003\u201305.DeLay began his career as a politician in 1978 when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. In 1985, he became a born-again Christian. In 1988, after just a few years in the U.S."@en . "House of Representatives," . . "21st District (Sugar Land)" . "Tom DeLay"@en . . "Member of theTexas House of Representatives," . "1947Z"^^ . . . . . "fromTexas's22nddistrict" . . . "Delay, Thomas Dale; DeLay, Thomas"@en . . . "21stHouse Majority Whip" . . "Member of the Texas" . . "1947-04-08Z"^^ . . "DeLay, Tom"@en . "House Majority Leader" . . . .