Joseph E. Preston

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Joseph E. Preston
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 63rd district
In office
January 14, 2015 – January 13, 2016
Preceded byRosalyn Dance
Succeeded byLashrecse Aird
Personal details
Born
Joseph Edward Preston

(1956-11-30) November 30, 1956 (age 65)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePetersburg, Virginia
Alma materMorehouse College (BA)
Howard University (JD)

Joseph Edward Preston (born November 30, 1956)[1] is an American attorney and politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Preston represented the 63rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Preston ran in the Democratic Party primary election in 1993 against incumbent , but lost.[1] He ran in a special election, held in January 2015, to fill the seat of Rosalyn Dance, a Democrat who was elected to the Virginia State Senate.[2] Preston then challenged Dance in the June 2015 primary election for the State Senate seat[3] and was defeated.[4]

Preston is from Petersburg, Virginia.[3]

Joseph E. Preston was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Central High School located in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1979, Preston earned an undergraduate degree from Morehouse College a private historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1983, Preston earned from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. a Juris Doctorate degree.

Electoral history[]

Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 63rd district
Sep 11, 1991[5] Primary Democratic 3,717 53.43
Joseph E. Preston Democratic 2,279 32.76
Florence S. Farley Democratic 961 13.81
Jun 8, 1993[6] Primary Jay W. DeBoer Democratic 3,167 57.95
Joseph E. Preston Democratic 2,298 42.05
Jan 6, 2015[7] Special Joseph E. Preston Democratic 1,213 78.61
William H. Jones, Jr. Independent 285 18.47
Write Ins 45 2.91
Rosalyn Dance was elected to the Senate; seat stayed Democratic
Virginia Senate, 16th district
Jun 9, 2015[8] Primary Rosalyn R. Dance Democratic 4,967 62.04
Joseph E. Preston Democratic 3,039 37.96

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Preston, Jones vie for 63rd House seat". richmondfreepress.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Preston wins special election for Petersburg-area House seat". Richmond.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Preston sought judicial appointment before challenging Dance". Richmond.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Small, Leah (June 9, 2015). "Sen. Dance retains seat against Del. Preston". The Progress-Index. Petersburg. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "1991 House of Delegates Democratic Primary, District 63". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "1993 House of Delegates Democratic Primary, District 63". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "2015 January Specials 34th & 63rd HOD : 01/06/2015". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "June 2015 Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

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