Mike Oxley

Michael Garver Oxley (February 11, 1944 – January 1, 2016) was an American Republican politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from the 4th congressional district of Ohio.

Mike Oxley
Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
Speaker	Dennis Hastert
Preceded by	Jim Leach
Succeeded by	Barney Frank
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
In office June 25, 1981 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Tennyson Guyer
Succeeded by	Jim Jordan
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 82nd district
In office January 3, 1973 – June 25, 1981
Preceded by	Robert D. Schuck
Succeeded by	Charlie Earl
Personal details
Born	Michael Garver Oxley (1944-02-11)February 11, 1944 Findlay, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 1, 2016(2016-01-01) (aged 71) McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Patricia Ann Oxley
Alma mater	Miami University (B.A.) Ohio State University (J.D.)
Occupation	FBI Agent, lawyer

Background

Oxley was born in Findlay, Ohio, and received a bachelor of arts degree from Miami University in 1966 and a law degree from Ohio State University in 1969. He was a member of the Alpha chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity at Miami.

From 1969 to 1972, Oxley worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and became active in the Ohio Republican Party. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1973 to 1981.

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 June 1981 in the 97th Congress.[1]

He served as the chairman of the Committee on Financial Services, and was House sponsor of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, which enacted "sweeping post-Enron regulations of publicly traded companies."[2] He was also the House sponsor of a 2006 bill that condemned media outlets that had published information on a covert financial surveillance system.[3]

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.[4]

Post-congressional career

Following his retirement from Congress, Oxley was named a nonexecutive vice chairman for NASDAQ,[5] and a partner at the law firm of BakerHostetler in Washington, D.C.[2] He later became a lobbyist for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the "self-regulatory body of the securities industry."[6]

Oxley, a non-smoker, was diagnosed with lung cancer around 2006, and became a member of the Lung Cancer Alliance board.[7] He died in McLean, Virginia, on January 1, 2016, from the disease.[8][9][10]

Honors

The Findlay post office is named for Oxley and the portion of US 30 within Hancock County is designated "Congressman Michael G. Oxley Memorial Highway".[11][12]

References

1. Republican squeaks by in 4th District Congressional Race
2. Carney, Timothy (2010-01-11) Regulate your way to riches: Michael Oxley, The Washington Examiner
3. House GOP Chastises Media
4. Files, John(2005-11-2)New York Times Ohio Republican To Retire
5. 2007-03-15 (Reuters) – Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. (NDAQ.O) on Thursday named former Congressman Michael G. Oxley, co-author of the Sarbanes-Oxley securities legislation, as nonexecutive vice chairman,
6. Carney, Timothy (2011-03-22) Regulate your way to riches: Oxley's new big client, The Washington Examiner
7. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/rep-mike-oxley-dies-helped-create-post-enron-36050492
8. Former Rep. Mike Oxley, co-author of post-Enron law, dies at 71, PBS NewsHour
9. Ex-Rep. Mike Oxley Dies; Helped Create Post-Enron Law Archived 2016-01-22 at Archive.today, The Courier
10. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/01/02/ohioan-was-in-congress-for-25-years.html
11. "5534.55 Congressman Michael G. Oxley Memorial Highway". Ohio Revised Code. LAW Writer. August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
12. Heigl, Jana (October 24, 2016). "Poll shows Trump, Clinton tied at 45% in Ohio". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Interview on The BusinessMakers Show.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Tennyson Guyer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th congressional district June 25, 1981 – January 3, 2007	Succeeded by Jim Jordan
Political offices
Preceded by Jim Leach Iowa	Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee 2001–2007	Succeeded by Barney Frank Massachusetts