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 byRoger H. Zion
Succeeded byDavid L. Cornwell
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office
November 4, 1970 – November 6, 1974
Serving with Robert D. Orr (1970–1972)
Preceded bySidney S. Kramer[1]
Succeeded byJoseph Franklin O'Day[2]
Constituency26th district (1970–1972)
49th district (1972–1974)
Personal details
Born
Philip Harold Hayes

(1940-09-01)September 1, 1940
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 2023(2023-12-20) (aged 83)
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationIndiana University (BA, JD)
ProfessionAttorney

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

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 a resident of Evansville, Indiana. He was county attorney in Vanderburgh County, Indiana from 2001 to 2002.

Hayes died in Evansville on December 20, 2023, at the age of 83.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Offices". 3 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Offices". 3 March 2015.
  3. ^ Sarah Loesch (December 20, 2023). "Philip Hayes, ex-U.S. congressman and Evansville attorney, dies at 83". Evansville Courier.
  4. ^ The national climate program act hearings, 1976
  5. ^ The National Climate Program Act of 1978, Picturing Meteorology, June 15, 2017]
  6. ^ "HAYES, Philip Harold". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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Indiana Senate Preceded bySidney S. Kramer Member of the Indiana Senatefrom the 26th district 1970–1972 Served alongside: Robert D. Orr Succeeded byDon Larry Park Preceded byConstituency established Member of the Indiana Senatefrom the 49th district 1972–1974 Succeeded byJoseph Franklin O'Day U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byRoger H. Zion Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th congressional district 1975–1977 Succeeded byDavid L. Cornwell


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