Mike Oxley

Michael Garver Oxley was a  Republican who served in the United States House of Representatives from the Fourth Congressional District of Ohio from 1980 to 2007. He opted to retire rather than seek reelection in 2006.

Background
Oxley was born February 11, 1944 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.

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 also served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1972 to 1981, and was elected a U.S. representative in 1980 in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Rep. Tennyson Guyer and began serving in 1981 (97th Congress).

Congressional Career
Before and during his tenure in Congress, Oxley represented Ohio as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1976 and 1984. He was co-sponsor to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Voting Record for the Iraq War
Oxley voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

2006 elections
He announced his retirement from Congress on November 1, 2005, effective at the end of his term in 2007. Democrats nominated Richard E. Siferd and Republicans nominated James D. Jordan to contest the November 2006 election for his house seat. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006)

Criticism of press
On June 29, 2006, the House passed legislation (vote count) sponsored by Oxley that condemned media outlets, including the New York Times, for publishing information about a secret financial surveillance program set up by the Bush administration. [(THOMAS bill info)

Committees in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Committee on Financial Services - Chair

Coalitions and Caucuses

 * Army Caucus
 * Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
 * Congressional Rural Caucus
 * Congressional Steel Caucus
 * Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
 * Law Enforcement Caucus
 * National Guard and Reserve Component Organization
 * Rural Health Care Coalition

Boards and other Affiliations

 * Member, Ohio Farm Bureau
 * Member, Rotary International
 * Member, Sigma Chi Fraternity
 * Member, Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Resources

 * Official website
 * Campaign website
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Psychobilly Democrat
 * As Ohio Goes
 * Writes Like She Talks

Articles

 * Oxley Pressures Mutual Fund to Hire Republican Lobbyist by Kathleen Day and Jim VandeHei, Washington Post, February 15, 2003.
 * Freddie Mac Lobbyist May Have Raised Funds for Oxley by Kathleen Day, Washington Post, November 1, 2004.
 * Oxley: Big Spender by Michael Forsythe and Kristin Jensen, Bloomberg, October 10, 2005.
 * Charles Babington, "House GOP Chastises Media," Washington Post, June 30, 2006.

Contact
DC Office: 2308 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3504 Phone: 202-225-2676 Fax: 202-226-0577 Web Email Website

District Office- Findlay: 100 East Main Cross Street Findlay, OH 45840-3311 Phone: 419-423-3210 TollFree: 800-472-4154 (OH Only) Fax: 419-422-2838

District Office- Lima: 3121 West Elm Plaza Lima, OH 45805-2516 Phone: 419-999-6455 TollFree: 800-472-4154 (OH Only) Fax: 419-999-4238

District Office- Mansfield: 24 West Third Street, Room 314 Mansfield, OH 44902-1299 Phone: 419-522-5757 TollFree: 800-472-4154 (OH Only) Fax: 419-525-2805