Americans for a Republican Majority also ARMPAC is a Political Action Committee formed by former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group organized to elect or defeat government officials in order to promote legislation, often supporting the groups special interests. ... The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a Hamiltonian vision for modernizing the United States. ... Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is an American politician from Sugar Land, Texas and a prominent Republican. ...

History

Originally formed by Tom DeLay (R-Texas), Jim Ellis and several of close associates, it was created with the goal of electing a Republican majority in the United States Congress for the 2000 elections. A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ...

Enron hosted ARMPAC's first fundraiser. It was held in Enron's hometown of Houston, Texas and raised $280,000 for DeLay's new leadership PAC. Subsequent disclosures show that Enron and its executives gave early and often. Ken Lay contributed $50,000 to ARMPAC, Enron Vice Chairman, Joseph Sutton, contributed another $25,000. The full extent of Enron's financial support for ARMPAC may never be known since reporting such contributions became mandatory only in 2000.[1] Enron Corporation Enron Corporation is an energy trading and communications company based in Houston, Texas that employed around 21,000 people in mid-2001 (before bankruptcy). ... Kenneth Lee Lay (born April 15, 1942) is an American businessman and former CEO of Enron Corporation. ...

ARMPAC was housed in the same Washington, D.C. townhouse and shared many of the same former DeLay staffers as [[Alexander Strategy Group]] and U.S. Family Network.[2] U.S. Family Network, Inc. ...

Officers and notable members

• James W. Ellis Executive Director
• John Colyandro
• Tom DeLay
• Corwin Teltschik Treasurer.[3]
• Jack Abramoff Fundraiser.[4]
• Warren Robold Fundraiser.[5]
• Don McGahn Tom DeLay's attorney who handles issues related to ARMPAC. [6]

Jim Ellis, or James W. Ellis, (fl. ... John Colyandro is the Executive Director of Texans for a Republican Majority, indicted for money laundering and unlawful acceptance of corporate contributions. ... Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is an American politician from Sugar Land, Texas and a prominent Republican. ... Jack A. Abramoff (born February 28, 1959) is a United States political lobbyist, Republican activist, and businessman who is a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. ...

Indictments

In December 2005, Senior District Judge Pat Priest threw out charges accusing Representative Tom DeLay and of his two associates John Colyandro and Jim Ellis of conspiring to violate the state election code, but he upheld charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ... Patricia Ann Priest (born August 15, 1936 in Bountiful, Utah) is an American actress who is best known for portraying Marilyn Munster on the 1960s televison show, The Munsters, which also starred Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo and Al Lewis. ... Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is an American politician from Sugar Land, Texas and a prominent Republican. ...

Judge Pat Priest also dismissed a conspiracy charge against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw out far more serious allegations of money-laundering.

See also

• TRMPAC

TRMPAC is an acronym for Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee. History Originally formed by Tom Delay (R-Sugar Land) and several of close associates, it was created with the goal of electing a Republican majority in the Texas State Legislature during the 2002 elections. ...

External references

• ARMPAC Donation site

• Audit Shows Misreporting by DeLay PAC Fox News, August 11, 2005.
• FEC Faults Accounting at DeLay's PAC Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Washington Post, August 12, 2005
• The Abramoff affair: Corruption scandal threatens Republican control of US Congress By Patrick Martin WSWS November 29, 2005
• DeLay Fails to get case tossed out R.G. Rattcliffe, The Houston Chronicle, December 6, 2005
• Earle probes DeLay tie to California donor Michael Hedges, The Houston Chronicle, December 14, 2005
• Legislators cut Abramoff connections - Missouri Republicans who accepted donations are giving the money away Ashley Henry, Missourian News, January 5, 2006
• John Judis, "Meet Team DeLay. Tammany Fall", The New Republic, June 20, 2005.