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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.

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
Contributor
Amount
Recipient
Date
TALLEY, J ERNEST
$1,000.00
Armey, Dick 
10/30/96
Renters Choice CEO Chairman (Rent A Center predecessor ) and Rent A Center Chairman
TALLEY, J ERNEST
$1,000.00
Armey, Dick 
4/16/97
TALLEY, J ERNEST
$1,000.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
12/9/97
TALLEY, J ERNEST
$5,000.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
10/14/98
TALLEY, J ERNEST MR
$5,000.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
12/3/99
TALLEY, J ERNEST
$1,000.00
Armey, Dick 
3/14/00
TALLEY, J ERNEST
$5,000.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
6/21/00
FADEL, MITCHELL E
$500.00
Armey, Dick 
8/30/00
Rent-A-Center President
FADEL, MITCHELL E MR
$500.00
Armey, Dick 
8/30/00
FADEL, MITCHELL E
$2,500.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
9/19/00
FADEL, MITCHELL E MRS
$2,500.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
9/19/00
TALLEY, MR J ERNEST
$5,000.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
9/7/01
MR MARK SPEESE
$2,500.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
11/27/01
Rent-A-Center VP
MRS MARK SPEESE
$2,500.00
Majority Leader's Fund  -Dick Armey
11/27/01
TALLEY, J ERNEST
$1,000.00
Armey, Scott Robert 
2/1/02
TOTAL
$36,000.00
All data -- FEC Data downloaded from OpenSecrets.org
Scott Armey lost a run-off primary for his father's seat earlier this year.