Joel Hefley

A Representative from Colorado. Born in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla. , April 18, 1935. B. A. , Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla. , 1957. M. S. , Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. , 1962. Gates Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1984. Management consultant. Executive director, Community Planning and Research Council, 1966-1986. Executive director, Pikes Peak Health Planning, 1971-1973. Member of the Colorado state house of representatives, 1977-1978. Member of the Colorado state senate, 1979-1986. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 2007). Chair, Committee on Standards (One Hundred Seventh and One Hundred Eighth Congresses). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006.