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]
In the August GOP primary to succeed him, Hefley backed his long-time aide, former administrative director Jeff Crank, who lost in a contentious six-way race to State Senator Doug Lamborn. Hefley was incensed at the tactics used in the election, particularly a mailed brochure from the Christian Coalition of Colorado associating Crank with "public support for members and efforts of the homosexual agenda." Hefley said that he "suspected, but couldn't prove, collusion between Lamborn's campaign, which is managed by Jon Hotaling, and the Christian Coalition of Colorado, which is run by Hotaling's brother, Mark."[6] Hefley called it "one of the sleaziest, most dishonest campaigns I've seen in a long time,"[6] and, as a result, refused to endorse Lamborn.
Referencesedit
^"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.
^Alvarez, Lizette (6 August 1998). "House Supports Ban on Bias Against Gay Federal Employees". The New York Times.
^ abFoster, Dick (September 8, 2006). . Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006.
joel, hefley, joel, maurice, hefley, born, april, 1935, american, republican, politician, served, member, united, states, house, representatives, representing, congressional, district, colorado, from, 1987, 2007, wife, lynn, hefley, like, former, member, color. 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 Joel HefleyMember of the U S House of Representatives from Colorado s 5th districtIn office January 3 1987 January 3 2007Preceded byKen KramerSucceeded byDoug LambornMember of the Colorado Senate from the 9th districtIn office January 1979 January 1987Preceded byWilliam J Comer 1 Succeeded byMichael Bird 2 Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 20th districtIn office January 1977 January 1979Preceded byWilliam S Bill Flanery Jr 3 Succeeded byBob StephensonPersonal detailsBornJoel Maurice Hefley 1935 04 18 April 18 1935 age 88 Ardmore Oklahoma U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseLynn HefleyChildren3 DaughtersResidenceColorado Springs ColoradoAlma materOklahoma Baptist University BA Oklahoma State University MA OccupationBusiness consultant nonprofit program coordinatorJoel Hefley s voice source source Hefley speaks on a House resolution to improve the military postal systemRecorded May 11 2004Hefley left receives an award from the Director of Centennial Airport 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 Contents 1 Gay rights 2 2006 Congressional race 3 References 4 External linksGay rights editIn 1998 Hefley introduced an amendment blocking federal funding for Executive Order 13087 an executive order issued by President Bill Clinton to prohibit discrimination against gay and lesbian employees in the federal government 5 2006 Congressional race editMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado District 5 In the August GOP primary to succeed him Hefley backed his long time aide former administrative director Jeff Crank who lost in a contentious six way race to State Senator Doug Lamborn Hefley was incensed at the tactics used in the election particularly a mailed brochure from the Christian Coalition of Colorado associating Crank with public support for members and efforts of the homosexual agenda Hefley said that he suspected but couldn t prove collusion between Lamborn s campaign which is managed by Jon Hotaling and the Christian Coalition of Colorado which is run by Hotaling s brother Mark 6 Hefley called it one of the sleaziest most dishonest campaigns I ve seen in a long time 6 and as a result refused to endorse Lamborn References edit 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 Alvarez Lizette 6 August 1998 House Supports Ban on Bias Against Gay Federal Employees The New York Times a b Foster Dick September 8 2006 Hefley denies damage Refusal to support Lamborn won t hurt GOP he says Rocky Mountain News Archived from the original on October 12 2006 External links editUnited States Congress Joel Hefley id H000444 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress OnTheIssues Voting record maintained by the Washington Post Appearances on C SPANU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byKenneth B Kramer Member of the U S House of Representatives from Colorado s 5th congressional district1987 2007 Succeeded byDoug LambornPolitical officesPreceded byLamar S SmithTexas Chair of the House Ethics Committee2001 2005 Succeeded byDoc HastingsWashingtonU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded bySusan Davisas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byDoc Hastingsas Former US Representative Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joel Hefley amp oldid 1213829151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
