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The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress is a 2006 documentary by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck that follows the rise of Tom DeLay from a Texas businessman to the Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives. The movie examines the controversial 2003 Texas redistricting engineered by DeLay and his organization Texans for a Republican Majority, and DeLay's ties to other Congressional figures and businesses.
Original Release
05/19/2006
US Release
05/19/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom DeLay | Self |
| Jacqueline Blankenship | Self - Republican Activist, Sugar Land, Texas |
| Beverly Carter | Self - Publisher, Ft. Bend Star, Sugar Land, Texas |
| Paul Burka | Self - Senior Executive Editor, Texas Monthly Magazine |
| Jim Hightower | Self - Author, Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner |
| Molly Ivins | Self - Syndicated Columnist |
| Craig McDonald | Self - Texans for Public Justice |
| Lou Dubose | Self - Co-Author, 'The Hammer' |
| Martin Frost | Self - Former U.S. Congressman, Dallas |
| Jack Abramoff | Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom DeLay | Self |
| Jacqueline Blankenship | Self - Republican Activist, Sugar Land, Texas |
| Beverly Carter | Self - Publisher, Ft. Bend Star, Sugar Land, Texas |
| Paul Burka | Self - Senior Executive Editor, Texas Monthly Magazine |
| Jim Hightower | Self - Author, Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner |
| Molly Ivins | Self - Syndicated Columnist |
| Craig McDonald | Self - Texans for Public Justice |
| Lou Dubose | Self - Co-Author, 'The Hammer' |
| Martin Frost | Self - Former U.S. Congressman, Dallas |
| Jack Abramoff | Self |
| Bill Ratliff | Self - Former Texas Lt. Governor |
| Jeff Wentworth | Self - Texas State Senator, San Antonio |
| Rosemary Lehmberg | Self - Assistant District Attorney |
| Lon Burnam | Self - State Representative, Ft. Worth |
| Garnet Coleman | Self - State Representative, Houston |
| David Lengefeld | Self |
| Steve Bickerstaff | Self - Austin Attorney, Election Law Expert, Author, 'Lines in the Sand' |
| John Colyandro | Self - Executive Director, Texans for a Republican Majority |
| Laylan Copelin | Self - Capitol Correspondent, Austin-American Statesman |
| Bill Ceverha | Self - Treasurer, Texans for a Republican Majority |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mark Birnbaum | Producer |
| Jim Schermbeck | Producer |
| Ron Deutch | Producer |
| Eric Foster | Producer |
