Bill Archer

Lobbyist and Former US Representative, Texas

A Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., March 22, 1928; attended private schools in Houston and Rice University, 1945-1946; B.B.A. and LL.B., University of Texas, Austin, 1946-1951; admitted to the Texas Bar in 1951 and commenced practice in Houston; served in the United States Air Force, captain, during Korean Conflict, 1951-1953; president, Uncle Johnny Mills, Inc., 1953-1961; councilman and mayor pro tem, city of Hunters Creek Village, Tex., 1955-1962; director, Heights State Bank, 1967-1970; member, Texas house of representatives, 1967-1970; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 2001); chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress.

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Leadership & Staff

Noelle M Hawley

• Legislative Director ('96→'99)

Jill Dowell

• Senior Legislative Assistant ('93→'96)

Timothy Trysla

• Legislative aide ('90→'94)

Don Carlson

• Chief of Staff ('71→'00)

Business Positions

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PwC US helps organizations and individuals create the value they're looking for

• COO ('16→?) [+1]

• Lobbyist

Board Memberships

Tax Foundation Anti-tax think tank

• Board Member

American Council for Capital Formation Pro-business anti-regulation economic think tank composed of executives and politicians

• Board Member

Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform

• member ('94)

National Commission on Social Security Reform Commission created by Reagan, chaired by Greenspan

• commission member ('83)

Government Positions

Joint Committee on Taxation

• Chairman ('97→'98) [+1]

• Member ('89→'00)

House Ways and Means Committee

• Chairman ('95→'00) [+1]

• Ranking Member ('89→'94)

State of Texas

• Member, House of Representatives ('67→'70)

Donors

Archer for Congress Committee

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Wayne Parker Jr

• 1 contribution · 2,300 USD ('08)

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 1 contribution · 2,300 USD ('07)

Jeff Fortenberry US Representative from Nebraska (2005-present); convicted of accepting foreign funds

• 3 contributions · 2,250 USD ('04→'10)

Mike Pence Former Vice President of the United States; Governor of Indiana 2013-2016

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('06)

John Culberson US Representative from Texas

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('00)

Harris County Republican Party

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('94)

Campaign Donors

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Lonnie A Pilgrim East Texas poultry magnate

• 3 contributions · 3,000 USD ('89→May 17 '94)

Joseph H Pyne Chairman & CEO, Kirby Corp

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('94→Aug 10 '98)

Robert T Brockman Chairman and CEO - Reynolds & Reynolds; charged in $ billion tax evasion scheme in October 2020; hospitalized in March 2021, his lawyers claim he is mentally incapacitated

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('96→Oct 10 '96)

William P McClure Lobbyist at White & Case

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('91→'96)

Richard Egan Co-founder of EMC Corporation

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('95)

Robert McNair Energy billionaire; owns NFL Houston Texans franchise

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('93→'98)

Wiley Mossy

• 3 contributions · 1,750 USD ('90→'96)

Robert R Onstead Co-founded Randalls Food Markets in 1966

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD (Nov 12 '92→Oct 15 '93)

Daniel Coelho Founder and President, Resource Financial

• 4 contributions · 1,200 USD (Jun 13 '91→Mar 31 '97)

George L Mazanec Vice Chairman, Retired, PanEnergy (now Spectra Energy)

• 3 contributions · 1,200 USD ('90→'96)

Memberships

Republican Party The U.S. Republican Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 21 '71→Jan 3 '01)

Services & Transactions

Amgen Inc. Biotechnology

• Lobbying Client ('07→'08)

Schering-Plough Corporation Research-based pharmacuetical company

• Lobbying Client ('01→?)

CyberKnife Coalition

• Lobbying Client ('06→'07)

Healthcare Communications

• Lobbying Client ('01→'02)

Schools

Rice University Private research university in Houston, TX

• BA (?→'46)

Updated over 3 years ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative, Lobbyist
Gender	Male
Birthday	Mar 22 '28
Aliases	Mr William Reynolds Archer Jr., William Archer, William Reynolds Archer Jr

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