Joel Deckard

A Representative from Indiana. Born in Vandalia, Fayette County, Ill. , March 7, 1942. Attended public schools in Mount Vernon, Ind. University of Evansville, 1962-1967. Indiana National Guard, 1966-1972. Affiliated with broadcasting stations in southern Illinois and Indiana, 1959-1972. Cable TV executive and legislative liaison for the Illinois-Indiana TV Association, 1974-1977. Formed corporation involved in design and construction of energy-efficient and solar-heated homes and offices. Member of Indiana house of representatives, 1966-1974. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1983). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress. Died on September 6, 2016, in Little Elm, Tex. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Ind.