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PIRG Analysis: The Rent To Own's Industry Campaign To Roll Back State Consumer Laws
House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) is the leading individual recipient of individual contributions from the rent to own industry and has been a strong supporter of its efforts to roll back consumer laws. In the 105th Congress, he unsuccessfully attempted to enact a preemption provision as a budget rider to an Appropriations Bill.
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Rent-to-own affiliated individual contributions
to House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), his leadership PAC, and candidates
in his family from Rent-A-Center
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Recipient
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Date
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TALLEY, J ERNEST
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$1,000.00
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Armey, Dick
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10/30/96
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Renters Choice CEO Chairman (Rent A Center
predecessor ) and Rent A Center Chairman
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TALLEY, J ERNEST
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$1,000.00
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Armey, Dick
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4/16/97
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TALLEY, J ERNEST
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$1,000.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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12/9/97
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TALLEY, J ERNEST
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$5,000.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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10/14/98
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TALLEY, J ERNEST MR
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$5,000.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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12/3/99
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TALLEY, J ERNEST
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$1,000.00
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Armey, Dick
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3/14/00
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TALLEY, J ERNEST
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$5,000.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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6/21/00
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FADEL, MITCHELL E
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$500.00
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Armey, Dick
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8/30/00
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Rent-A-Center President
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FADEL, MITCHELL E MR
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$500.00
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Armey, Dick
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8/30/00
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FADEL, MITCHELL E
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$2,500.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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9/19/00
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FADEL, MITCHELL E MRS
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$2,500.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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9/19/00
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TALLEY, MR J ERNEST
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$5,000.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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9/7/01
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MR MARK SPEESE
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$2,500.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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11/27/01
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Rent-A-Center VP
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MRS MARK SPEESE
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$2,500.00
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Majority Leader's Fund -Dick Armey
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11/27/01
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TALLEY, J ERNEST
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$1,000.00
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Armey, Scott Robert
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2/1/02
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TOTAL
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$36,000.00
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All data -- FEC Data downloaded from
OpenSecrets.org
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Scott Armey lost a run-off primary for
his father's seat earlier this year.
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