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.

Early life

Loeper was born in

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, to F. Joseph and Isabel (Martin) Loeper. He attended

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, where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and received a

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degree in education in 1966. He was a teacher in the

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school district (1966–1967) and the

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(1967–1968). He received a

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degree from

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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.

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. He resigned his senate seat on December 31, 2000, and was later released from federal prison at

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, after serving six months.

Lobbying career

He is currently working as a lobbyist through his lobbying firm Loeper and Associates representing the

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, Drexel University, and others.

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1961 births Living people School board members in Pennsylvania Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators American people convicted of tax crimes Pennsylvania politicians convicted of crimes Temple University alumni West Chester University alumni People from Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania Educators from Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-PASenate-stub