Which American Republican politician began their political career first: Michael Clifton Burgess or Richard Keith Armey?
Dick Armey Richard Keith Armey ( ; born July 7, 1940) is an American politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas'  (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003). He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was one of the chief authors of the Contract with America. Armey is also an author and former economics professor. After his retirement from Congress, he has worked as a consultant, advisor, and lobbyist.
Robert Brownlee Currey Robert Brownlee Currey (1774–1848) was an American Jeffersonian Republican politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1822 to 1824.