| James J. Heffernan | |
| Office: | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York |
| Constituency: | (1941–45) (1945–53) |
| Term Start: | January 3, 1941 |
| Term End: | January 3, 1953 |
| Predecessor: | Marcellus H. Evans |
| Successor: | Emanuel Celler (redistricting) |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1888 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, US |
| Death Place: | Long Branch, New Jersey, US |
| Party: | Democratic |
James Joseph Heffernan (November 8, 1888 - January 27, 1967) was an American architect and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1941 to 1953.
James Joseph Heffernan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 8, 1888.[1] He graduated from Bryant & Stratton College in 1906 and Pratt Institute in 1908, and became an architect.[2]
He was a leader in Brooklyn's Democratic Party, and was a Delegate to several state and national conventions.
Heffernan served as Brooklyn's Highway Commissioner from 1926 to 1933,[3] and was a Delegate to the 1938 state constitutional convention.
In 1940 he was elected to Congress as a Democrat. He was reelected five times and served from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1953. He did not run for reelection in 1952 and resumed working as an architect.
Heffernan died in Long Branch, New Jersey, on January 27, 1967.[4] He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
His brother William J. Heffernan was also a political figure in Brooklyn.[5]