Joel hefley biography

American politician (born 1935)

Joel Maurice Hefley (born April 18, 1935) is an American Republicanpolitician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007.

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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.

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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 20