Joseph E. Preston

Joseph E. Preston
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 63rd district
In office
January 2015  January 13, 2016
Preceded by Rosalyn Dance
Succeeded by Lashrecse Aird
Personal details
Born (1956-11-30) November 30, 1956
Political party Democratic Party
Residence Petersburg, Virginia

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 Jay DeBoer, 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, 68th district
Jan 6, 2015[5] 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[6] Primary Rosalyn R. Dance Democratic 4,967 62.04
Joseph E. Preston Democratic 3,039 37.96

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. "2015 January Specials 34th & 63rd HOD : 01/06/2015". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. "June 2015 Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved May 7, 2016.


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