Joseph E. Haines (September 23, 1923 – January 5, 2015) was an American politician. Haines served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999 as a Republican. In 1999, Haines resigned from the Ohio General Assembly to take a job in the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Born in Xenia, Ohio, Haines received his bachelor's degree in rural economy and farm management from Ohio State University and was a farmer. He died in 2015 in Xenia, Ohio. References 1923 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Xenia, Ohio Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences alumni Farmers from Ohio Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives