Johnny Savas Joannou (April 22, 1940 – May 6, 2016) was an American politician of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
*Demo ...
. He was a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-number ...
1976–1983, the
Senate of Virginia 1984–1991, and the House again from 1998 to 2016. He last represented the
79th district, made up of parts of the cities of
Chesapeake,
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
,
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth is the most dens ...
, and
Suffolk.
[Virginia House of Delegates; Johnny S. Joannou] Joannou died of lung cancer, on May 6, 2016, in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Former delegate John Johnnou has died
/ref>
Notes
References
*
*
External links
Richmond Sunlight; Delegate Johnny Joannou
Virginia Public Access Project; Johnny S Joannou
1940 births
2016 deaths
Democratic Party Virginia state senators
Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Tech alumni
University of Richmond School of Law alumni
Virginia lawyers
Politicians from Brooklyn
Politicians from Portsmouth, Virginia
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American lawyers
Deaths from lung cancer in Virginia
21st-century American legislators
{{Virginia-VASenate-stub