Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 5th district
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by
Ken Kramer
Succeeded by
Doug Lamborn
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 9th district
In office January 1979 – January 1987
Preceded by
William J. Comer[1]
Succeeded by
Michael Bird[2]
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 20th district
In office January 1977 – January 1979
Preceded by
William S. “Bill” Flanery Jr.[3]
Succeeded by
Bob Stephenson
Personal details
Born
Joel Maurice Hefley
(1935-04-18) April 18, 1935 (age 89) Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Lynn Hefley
Children
3 Daughters
Residence
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Alma mater
Oklahoma Baptist University (BA) Oklahoma State University (MA)
Occupation
Business consultant, nonprofit program coordinator
Joel Hefley's voice
Hefley speaks on a House resolution to improve the military postal system Recorded May 11, 2004
Hefley, left, receives an award from the Director of Centennial Airport.
Joel Maurice Hefley (born April 18, 1935) is an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007. His wife, Lynn Hefley, is, like him, a former member of the Colorado State House of Representatives. They have three daughters.
He was born in Ardmore, the seat of Carter County in southeastern Oklahoma, earned his B.A. at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, and his M.A. at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. He worked as a management consultant and then as executive director of the Colorado Community Planning and Research Council, a nonprofit organization. He was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for one term in 1977–78. Hefley was subsequently elected to the Colorado Senate before entering the U.S. House of Representatives.
He served as chairman of the House Ethics Committee until 2005. His tenure propelled him from being "among the most obscure members" in the House to gaining national attention, when the Committee formally admonished House Majority Leader Tom DeLay three times; Hefley also handled the expulsion case of James Traficant, and oversaw the investigation of Alan Mollohan. Because Hefley had served 3 terms as chairman, he was term limited from serving as chairman in the 109th Congress.
When the new Congress opened in January 2005, House Republicans pushed through new rules curtailing the ways ethics investigations can be launched. While Hefley voted for the rules, he criticized the procedure, "saying he thought the changes were a mistake since they were done without bipartisan discussion."[4] Within a month, Rep. Doc Hastings was chosen as Hefley's replacement due to Hefley's chairmanship expiring.
On February 16, 2006, Hefley ended speculation as to whether he would seek re-election in 2006, instead retiring after 10 terms in Congress, despite pledging in 1986 that he would not serve longer than three terms (6 years.)[citation needed]
^"Our Campaigns - CO Senate 09 Race - Nov 07, 1978".
^"Our Campaigns - CO Senate 09 Race - Nov 02, 1982".
^"Our Campaigns - CO State House 20 Race - Nov 02, 1976".
^Mike Allen (January 5, 2005). "GOP Shifts Gears on Ethics Rule: House Democrats Assail Change Limiting Ways an Investigation Can Start". Washington Post.
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