Mike Oxley
Mike Oxley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district | |
| In office 1981–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Tennyson Guyer |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jordan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Patricia Oxley |
| Residence(s) | Findlay, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Miami University, Ohio State University |
| Occupation | attorney, investigator |
Michael Garver "Mike" Oxley (born February 11, 1944) is an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U.S. representative from the 4th congressional district of Ohio.
Early life
A member of the Lutheran church, Oxley was born in Findlay, Ohio and received a bachelor of arts degree from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1966 and a law degree from the Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) in 1969. He was a member of the Alpha chapter of Sigma Chi at Miami.
From 1969 to 1972, Oxley worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and became active in the Ohio Republican Party, serving as a delegate numerous times in the 1970s. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1972 to 1981.
Congressional career
Oxley was elected a U.S. representative in 1981 in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Representative Tennyson Guyer. Oxley began serving at this post in 1981 (97th Congress).
Before and during his tenure in Congress, Oxley represented Ohio as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1976 and 1984. He served as the chairman of the Committee on Financial Services, and was House sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which provided for oversight of public companies to prevent fraud. He was also the house sponsor of a 2006 bill that condemned media outlets that had published information on a covert financial surveliance system [1].
After facing the most difficult reelection campaign of his career in 2004, winning 59% of the vote, against Democrat Ben Konop, Oxley announced his retirement from Congress on November 1, 2005, effective at the end of his term in 2007. He was succeeded by Republican Jim Jordan.
See also
- Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 4th District
- List of United States Representatives from Ohio
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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