Philip H. Hayes

Philip H. Hayes
County Attorney of Vanderburgh County, Indiana
In office 2001–2002
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	Roger H. Zion
Succeeded by	David L. Cornwell
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office November 4, 1970 – November 6, 1974 Serving with Robert D. Orr (1970–1972)
Preceded by	Sidney S. Kramer
Succeeded by	Joseph Franklin O'Day
Constituency	26th district (1970–1972) 49th district (1972–1974)
Personal details
Born	Philip Harold Hayes (1940-09-01)September 1, 1940 Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
Died	December 20, 2023(2023-12-20) (aged 83) Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Indiana University (BA, JD)
Profession	Attorney

Philip Harold Hayes (September 1, 1940 – December 20, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a U.S. Representative, serving in Congress for one term from 1975 to 1977.

Biography

Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, Hayes attended Rensselaer (Indiana) Elementary School. He graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1958, B.A., Indiana University in 1963, and J.D., Indiana University Law School in 1967. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1967 and District of Columbia bar in 1977.

Early career

He was initially a lawyer in private practice, and then a deputy prosecuting attorney for Vanderburgh County, Indiana from 1967 to 1968. He subsequently served as member of the Indiana State senate from 1971 to 1974.

Congress

Hayes was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress (January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977). He introduced the National Climatic Program Act of 1975, a version of which eventually became law as the National Climate Program Act in 1978.

He was not a candidate for reelection in 1976, but was the unsuccessful primary election challenger to three-term incumbent Vance Hartke for nomination to the United States Senate.

Later life and death

Hayes was county attorney in Vanderburgh County, Indiana from 2001 to 2002.

Hayes was a resident of Evansville, Indiana.

Hayes died in Evansville on December 20, 2023, at age 83.

External links

• United States Congress. "Philip H. Hayes (id: H000392)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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