Dickey operated JD Consulting, primarily a federal government lobbying firm, which represents clients' interest in children's health care, navigation and water, tax matters, homeland security, and roads. Following the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, Dickey publicly reversed his position on gun violence research. He said that he should not have become "the NRA’s point person in Congress" to suppress valid and valuable work. He called for new scientific research in the field. Death Dickey died on April 20, 2017, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Electoral history The following are the electoral results from the for 1992–2002. References External links 1939 births 2017 deaths Hendrix College alumni Arkansas lawyers Politicians from Pine Bluff, Arkansas University of Arkansas alumni University of Arkansas School of Law alumni 20th-century American lawyers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas Members of Congress who became lobbyists