F. Joseph Loeper

F. Joseph "Joe" Loeper (born December 23, 1944) is an American politician who represented the 26th senatorial district from 1979 through 2000 in the Pennsylvania State Senate. He resigned his seat in 2000 after pleading guilty to falsifying tax documents.

F. Joseph Loeper
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 26th district
In office January 2, 1979 – December 31, 2000[1]
Preceded by	John James Sweeney
Succeeded by	Edwin Erickson
Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office January 3, 1989 – November 18, 1992
Preceded by	John Stauffer
Succeeded by	Robert Jubelirer
In office March 15, 1994[2] – December 31, 2000
Preceded by	Robert Jubelirer
Succeeded by	David Brightbill
Republican Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office January 4, 1983 – November 30, 1988
Preceded by	John Stauffer
Succeeded by	David Brightbill
Personal details
Born	December 23, 1944
Political party	Republican
Education	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Lobbyist, former State Senator

Early life

Loeper was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, to F. Joseph and Isabel (Martin) Loeper. He attended West Chester University, where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and received a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1966. He was a teacher in the Lansdowne-Aldan school district (1966–1967) and the Upper Darby School District (1967–1968). He received a Master of Science degree from Temple University in 1970. In 1972, he became treasurer of the Upper Darby School Board.

Political career

Loeper served as Republican Leader from 1989 through 2000, and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 through 1992 and again from 1994 through 2000.[2]

Guilty plea

In 2000 he pleaded guilty in federal court of falsifying tax-related documents to conceal more than $330,000 in income he received from a private consulting firm while serving in the Senate.[3][4] He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000,[2] and was later released from federal prison at Fort Dix, New Jersey, after serving six months.[5]

Lobbying career

He is currently working as a lobbyist through his lobbying firm Loeper and Associates representing the Pennsylvania Turnpike,[6] Drexel University,[7] and others.

References

1. Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate – 1999–2000" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
2. "Senate Floor Leaders since 1950". The Pennsylvania Manual. 118. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. 2007. pp. 3–265.
3. http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/loeper/loeperplea.pdf
4. Shadows of greed darken state capital - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
5. "Loeper cashes out account, gives $200G to Philly GOP pol". Delco Times.
6. Grata, Joe (2008-01-28). "Turnpike pays high toll for Pennsylvania, D.C. lobbying". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co.
7. Bumsted, Brad; Debra Erdley (2007-11-18). "Shadows of greed darken state capital". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The Tribune-Review Publishing Co. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25.

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