H. Joel Deckard

American politician

H. Joel Deckard

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by| David L. Cornwell
Succeeded by| Frank McCloskey
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
In office
November 8, 1972 – November 6, 1974
Succeeded by| Lindel Hume[1]
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
from the 38th district
In office
November 9, 1966 – November 8, 1972
Succeeded by| Leo A. Voisard[2]
Personal details
Born|

Huey Joel Deckard

(1942-03-07)March 7, 1942
Vandalia, Illinois
Died| September 6, 2016(2016-09-06) (aged 74)
McKinney, Texas
Political party| Republican, Reform Party
Spouse| Jennie Redman
Children| one daughter
Alma mater| University of Evansville
Profession| television executive
Military service
Branch/service| National Guard
Years of service| 1966 to 1982
Unit| Indiana

Huey Joel Deckard (March 7, 1942 - September 6, 2016) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1979 to 1983.

## Early life and career

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Born in Vandalia, Illinois, Deckard attended public schools in Mount Vernon, Indiana. He attended the University of Evansville from 1962 to 1967, and served in the Indiana National Guard from 1966 to 1972.

Deckard was affiliated with broadcasting stations in southern Illinois and Indiana from 1959 to 1972. He was a cable television executive and legislative liaison for the Illinois-Indiana TV Association from 1974 to 1977. Deckard also formed a corporation involved in design and construction of energy-efficient and solar-heated homes and offices.

He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974.

## Congress

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Deckard with President Ronald Reagan in 1981

Deckard was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1983). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress, losing to then-Bloomington mayor Frank McCloskey. Initially favored for reelection to a third term, Deckard was involved in an automobile accident three weeks before the election. He refused to take a blood test and was charged with driving under the influence. McCloskey sought to tie Deckard to President Ronald Reagan at a time of high unemployment in the district. When McCloskey defeated Deckard, Deckard became the sixth incumbent from 1966 to 1982 to lose reelection in the district known as the "Bloody Eighth."

## Later career and death

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Deckard ultimately moved to Florida, where he became a computer technical specialist for Citibank in Tallahassee. A supporter of Pat Buchanan, he was the Reform Party's nominee for U.S. Senator in 2000. Deckard's 17,338 votes, only 0.30% of the total votes cast, became the subject of statistical analysis by critics of the butterfly ballot in Palm Beach county.[3]

He lived in Little Elm, Texas, in his retirement.[4] He died of an apparent heart attack on September 6, 2016, at a hospital in McKinney, Texas.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "List of All Offices and Office Holders". 5 March 2015.
2. ^ "List of All Offices and Office Holders". 5 March 2015.
3. ^ "Palm Beach County Report" (PDF).
4. ^ "H. Joel Deckard's Obituary on Courier Press". Courier Press.
5. ^ Associated Press. "Former Indiana Congressman Joel Deckard dies at 74".

* United States Congress. "H. Joel Deckard (id: D000183)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

David L. Cornwell

|  United States Representative for the 8th District of Indiana
1979-1983  | Succeeded by

Frank McCloskey

Party political offices
Preceded by

none

|  Reform Party nominee for United States Senator from Florida
(class 1)
2000 (lost) | Succeeded by

none

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana

1st district|

* Prince
* Call
* Boon
* Blake
* Boon
* Proffit
* R. Owen
* Embree
* Albertson
* Lockhart
* Miller
* Lockhart
* Niblack
* Law
* Niblack
* Fuller
* Heilman
* Kleiner
* Hovey
* Posey
* Parrett
* Taylor
* Hemenway
* Foster
* Boehne Sr.
* Lieb
* Denton
* Luhring
* W. Wilson
* Rowbottom
* Boehne Jr.
* Schulte
* Madden
* Benjamin
* Hall
* Visclosky
* Mrvan

2nd district|

* Jennings
* J. Carr
* Ewing
* J. W. Davis
* Ewing
* J. W. Davis
* Thompson
* Henley
* Dunham
* English
* Cravens
* Kerr
* Wolfe
* J. Williams
* Humphreys
* Cobb
* O'Neall
* Bretz
* Hardy
* Miers
* Chaney
* Cullop
* Bland
* Greenwood
* Durgan
* Halleck
* Landgrebe
* Fithian
* Sharp
* McIntosh
* M. Pence
* Chocola
* Donnelly
* Walorski
* Yakym

3rd district|

* Test
* O. Smith
* Test
* Carty
* J. Carr
* Graham
* J. Carr
* J. L. White
* T. Smith
* J. L. Robinson
* Dunham
* G. G. Dunn
* Hughes
* W. Dunn
* Harrington
* R. Hill
* Hunter
* Holman
* Kerr
* N. Carr
* Bicknell
* Stockslager
* Howard
* J. Brown
* Tracewell
* Zenor
* Cox
* Dunbar
* Gardner
* Dunbar
* Crowe
* Pettengill
* Grant
* Crook
* S. Crumpacker
* Nimtz
* Brademas
* Hiler
* Roemer
* Souder
* Stutzman
* Banks

4th district|

* A. Lane
* G. H. Dunn
* T. Smith
* Cravens
* C. Smith
* Julian
* Parker
* J. Lane
* Cumback
* Foley
* Holman
* Farquhar
* Holman
* Julian
* Je. Wilson
* New
* Sexton
* New
* Holman
* Watson
* Holman
* Griffith
* Dixon
* Benham
* Canfield
* Farley
* Gillie
* Kruse
* Adair
* Roush
* Quayle
* Coats
* Long
* Souder
* Buyer
* Rokita
* Baird

5th district|

* McCarty
* Rariden
* Kennedy
* W. Brown
* Wick
* W. Brown
* Hendricks
* Parker
* Holloway
* Kilgore
* Julian
* Coburn
* Holman
* Browne
* Matson
* Cooper
* Overstreet
* Faris
* Holliday
* Moss
* Sanders
* N. Johnson
* Gillen
* Griswold
* Harness
* Walsh
* Beamer
* Roush
* Roudebush
* Hillis
* Jontz
* Buyer
* Burton
* Brooks
* Spartz

6th district|

* Kinnard
* Herod
* Wick
* Wallace
* J. W. Davis
* G. G. Dunn
* Gorman
* Hendricks
* Barbour
* Gregg
* Porter
* Dumont
* Coburn
* Voorhees
* Hunter
* M. Robinson
* W. Myers
* Browne
* H. Johnson
* Watson
* Barnard
* Gray
* Comstock
* Elliott
* Larrabee
* Jenckes
* N. Johnson
* Harden
* Wampler
* Roudebush
* Bray
* D. Evans
* Burton
* M. Pence
* Messer
* G. Pence

7th district|

* Hannegan
* A. White
* Howard
* H. S. Lane
* Wright
* McGaughey
* Thompson
* McGaughey
* J. G. Davis
* Scott
* J. G. Davis
* Voorhees
* Washburn
* Orth
* Manson
* Cason
* Landers
* Hanna
* Matyr
* Peelle
* English
* Bynum
* Henry
* Overstreet
* Korbly
* Moores
* Updike
* Ludlow
* Greenwood
* Landis
* Noland
* Bray
* J. Myers
* Pease
* Kerns
* J. Carson
* A. Carson

8th district|

* Pettit
* McDonald
* Mace
* Ja. Wilson
* A. White
* Orth
* Tyner
* Hunter
* Hostetler
* Peirce
* Lamb
* Johnston
* Brookshire
* Faris
* Henry
* Cromer
* Adair
* Vestal
* Boehne Jr.
* La Follette
* E. Mitchell
* Denton
* Merrill
* Denton
* Zion
* Hayes
* Cornwell
* Deckard
* McCloskey
* Hostettler
* Ellsworth
* Bucshon

9th district|

* Sample
* Cathcart
* Fitch
* Eddy
* Shanks
* Cason
* M. White
* Orth
* Doxey
* Ward
* Cheadle
* Waugh
* Hanly
* Landis
* Morrison
* Purnell
* Crowe
* E. Wilson
* Hogan
* E. Wilson
* L. Hamilton
* B. Hill
* Sodrel
* B. Hill
* Young
* Hollingsworth
* Houchin

10th district|

* Kennedy
* Rockhill
* Harlan
* Brenton
* Chamberlain
* Case
* W. Mitchell
* Edgerton
* Defrees
* W. Williams
* Sayler
* Haymond
* Calkins
* Motte
* T. Wood
* W. Owen
* Patton
* Hammond
* Hatch
* E. Crumpacker
* Peterson
* W. Wood
* Gray
* Springer
* Harvey
* Harmon
* Harvey
* Roudebush
* Dennis
* Sharp
* Jacobs Jr.
* J. Carson

11th district|

* Harlan
* Pettit
* Shanks
* McDowell
* Stilwell
* Shanks
* Packard
* J. Evans
* Cowgill
* Steele
* Martin
* Steele
* Landis
* Rauch
* Kraus
* Cook
* Hall
* Griswold
* Larrabee
* Ludlow
* Jacobs Sr.
* Brownson
* Barr
* Bruce
* Jacobs Jr.
* Hudnut
* Jacobs Jr.

12th district|

* A. Hamilton
* Colerick
* Lowry
* J. B. White
* McClellan
* McNagny
* Leighty
* J. M. Robinson
* Gilbert
* Gilhams
* Cline
* Fairfield
* Hogg
* Ludlow

13th district|

* Baker
* Calkins
* Shively
* Ford
* Shively
* Conn
* Royse
* Brick
* Barnhart
* Hickey
* Pettengill

At-large|

* Hendricks
* Jennings
* Packard / Orth / W. Williams

Territory|

* Parke
* Thomas
* Jennings

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Indiana's delegation(s) to the 96th-97th United States Congress (ordered by seniority)

| 96th |

Senate:

* ▌B. Bayh (D)
* ▌R. Lugar (R)

House:

* ▌J. Brademas (D)
* ▌L. Hamilton (D)
* ▌J. Myers (R)
* ▌A. Jacobs Jr. (D)
* ▌E. Hillis (R)
* ▌D. Evans (D)
* ▌F. Fithian (D)
* ▌P. Sharp (D)
* ▌A. Benjamin (D)
* ▌D. Quayle (R)
* ▌H. Deckard (R)

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97th |

Senate:

* ▌R. Lugar (R)
* ▌D. Quayle (R)

House:

* ▌L. Hamilton (D)
* ▌J. Myers (R)
* ▌A. Jacobs Jr. (D)
* ▌E. Hillis (R)
* ▌D. Evans (D)
* ▌F. Fithian (D)
* ▌P. Sharp (D)
* ▌A. Benjamin (D)
* ▌H. Deckard (R)
* ▌D. Coats (R)
* ▌J. Hiler (R)
* ▌K. Hall (D)

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