Joseph Edward Preston (born November 30, 1956)
is an American attorney and politician from the
Commonwealth
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of
Virginia. A member of the
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, Preston represented the 63rd district in the
Virginia House of Delegates.
Early life and education
Preston was born in
Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from
Omaha Central High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Howard University and a
Juris Doctor
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from the
Howard University School of Law
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.
Career
Preston ran in the Democratic Party primary election in 1993 against
incumbent Jay DeBoer
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but lost.
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. Preston then challenged Dance in the June 2015
primary election
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for the State Senate seat and was defeated.
Personal life
Preston lives in
Petersburg, Virginia.
Electoral history
References
External links
Living people
1956 births
Politicians from Petersburg, Virginia
Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
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