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Dick Schulze | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Ware III |
| Succeeded by | William Clinger |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from the157th district | |
| In office January 5, 1971 – November 30, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | John Stauffer |
| Succeeded by | Peter Vroon |
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| Born | Richard Taylor Schulze (1929-08-07)August 7, 1929 (age 96) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Senechal Waltermire |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Houston Villanova University Temple University |
Richard Taylor "Dick" Schulze (born August 7, 1929) is an American businessman and politician fromPennsylvania. A member of theRepublican Party, he served nine terms as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993. His district encompassed portions ofMontgomery,Delaware, andChester Counties in the westernPhiladelphia suburbs.
Schulze was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated fromHaverford High School in 1948, and attended theUniversity of Houston in 1949,Villanova University in 1952, andTemple University in 1968. He served in theUnited States Army from 1951 to 1953 and worked in the appliance business inPaoli, Pennsylvania. Schulze entered politics serving as Register of Wills of Chester County from 1967 to 1969, before he was elected to thePennsylvania House of Representatives, where he served two terms.[1]
During his career in theUnited States House of Representatives, Schulze rose to serve as a-top ranking member on theHouse Ways and Means Committee and the seniorRepublican member on the Oversight Subcommittee. He also served on theArmed Services Committee and Banking. He chaired the Republican Study Committee, and was the Republican Whip for Pennsylvania.Ronald Reagan appointed Schulze to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Federalism. Schulze was one of the "Reagan 13".[citation needed]
Schulze also served on the Natural Resources Committee and is a former member of the Migratory Bird Commission.George H. W. Bush appointed Schulze to serve on the Board of theNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation. He also founded the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus and Foundation in 1990. Schulze served as Chairman of theNational Prayer Breakfast, and has been a member of the House of Representatives weekly prayer breakfast for over 30 years.[citation needed]
After leaving Congress, Schulze became a consultant to Valis Associates, a Republican firm, on issues involving energy, transportation,free trade, businesstaxes,Environmental law of business, andGun politics in the United States.
Schulze married Anne Nancy Lockwood in 1955, and they had four children, and were married until her death from breast cancer on February 16, 1990.[2][3] He then married Nancy Waltermire (née Senechal), widow of former Montana Secretary of StateJim Waltermire.[4]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district 1975–1993 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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