| Joseph A. LeFante | |
| Office: | Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs |
| Governor: | Brendan Byrne |
| Term Start: | December 15, 1978 |
| Term End: | February 10, 1982 |
| Predecessor: | Patricia Sheehan |
| Successor: | John Renna |
| State1: | New Jersey |
| Term Start1: | January 3, 1977 |
| Term End1: | December 14, 1978 |
| Predecessor1: | Dominick V. Daniels |
| Successor1: | Frank Joseph Guarini |
| Office2: | Member of the New Jersey General Assembly |
| Term Start2: | January 13, 1970 |
| Term End2: | January 3, 1977 |
| Predecessor2: | John J. Fekety Addison McLeon |
| Successor2: | Stephen R. Kopycinski |
| Constituency2: | District 12A (1970–1974) 31st District (1974–1977) |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Bayonne, New Jersey |
| Death Place: | Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Party: | Democratic |
Joseph Anthony Lefante (September 8, 1928 – February 26, 1997) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district for one term from 1977 to 1978.
Born in Bayonne, Lefante graduated from Bayonne High School.He completed courses at the Real Estate Institute of New Jersey in 1957.He served in the New Jersey National Guard from 1947 to 1952.
He was a business owner and served as a member of the Bayonne city council from 1962 to 1970. He was also a member of the Bayonne Board of Education from 1964 to 1967.
He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and served from 1969 to 1976.
He served as a delegate to the New Jersey state Democratic convention, 1975. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1975.
Lefante was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress, serving until his resignation on December 14, 1978.
He was appointed Commissioner of Community Affairs by Governor Brendan Byrne, serving from 1978 to 1982.[1]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1982.
He died on February 26, 1997, in Manhattan, New York City. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery, Linden, New Jersey.
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