Bickerstaff, Steve. Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom DeLay. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007.
DELAY, Thomas Dale
1947–
Biography
DeLAY, Thomas Dale, a Representative from Texas; born in Laredo, Webb County, Tex., April 8, 1947; graduated from Calallan High School, Corpus Christi, Tex., 1965; attended Baylor University, Waco, Tex., 1967; B.S., University of Houston, Houston, Tex., 1970; business owner; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1979-1984; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the ten succeeding Congresses until his resignation on June 9, 2006 (January 3, 1985-June 9, 2006); majority whip (One Hundred Fourth Congress to One Hundred Seventh Congress); majority leader (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congress).
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
Washington, DC
Oral History:
In the U.S. Capitol Historical Society Oral History Collection, 1976-1991, 0.8 linear foot.
The collection includes an oral history interview transcript with Tom DeLay.
University of Houston Libraries
Special Collections
Houston, TX
Papers:
ca. 1985-2006, 15 linear feet.
The papers of Tom DeLay include correspondence, monthly communications reports, voting records, photographs, press clippings, press releases, Whip records, videotapes and awards. The collection is closed until 2016.
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Bibliography / Further Reading
DeLay, Thomas. Bringing Consumer Choice to Electricity. Washington: Heritage Foundation, 1997.
___., with Stephen Mansfield. No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight. New York: Sentinel, 2007.
Dubose, Lou, and Jan Reid. The Hammer: Tom DeLay, God, Money, and the Rise of the Republican Congress. New York: Public Affairs, 2004.
___. The Hammer Comes Down: The Nasty, Brutish, and Shortened Political Life of Tom DeLay. New York: Public Affairs, 2006.