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Jim Wright (1922-2015) was a Democratic politician from Texas who served as the 48th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He was known for his support of civil rights legislation, his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair, and his resignation amid an ethics scandal.
James Claude „Jim“ Wright, Jr. (* 22. Dezember 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas; † 6. Mai 2015 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei und Abgeordneter im Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten. Von 1987 bis 1989 war er Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses.
6. Mai 2015 · Jim Wright, the Texas Democrat who spent three decades rising to speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives only to lose his seat in a bitter debate over his ethics, has died. He was 92.
6. Mai 2015 · Wright was first elected to the House in 1954. He was the Democratic majority leader for a decade, rising to the speakership in January 1987, to replace Tip O'Neill. Three House speakers had resigned in the nation's history before Wright stepped down.
6. Mai 2015 · DALLAS (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, the longtime Texas Democrat who became the first House speaker in the nation’s history to be driven out of office in midterm, has died at age 92.
6. Mai 2015 · Jim Wright occupies a kind of shadow territory in Washington memory. He rose to be speaker of the House, arguably the second most powerful job in the country. For a season he challenged...
7. Mai 2015 · A profile of former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, who served from 1987 to 1989 and clashed with President Reagan over budget and tax issues. Learn how Wright's style and successes paved the way for Newt Gingrich and the rise of partisan gamesmanship in Congress.
