 Active in the Douglas County Republican Party, he has served as a precinct committee person, district captain, chaired the Douglas County Republican GOTV effort and the bylaws committee of the Colorado Republican Party, and was chairman of the Douglas County Republican Party for two terms, from 2004 to 2007.Scheffel has also served on the board of the Skycliff Stroke Center and on the citizen advisory board for The Wildlife Experience.He was a founding incorporator and charter director of Champion Bank.