Joseph Preston Jr. (born May 28, 1947) is a former
Democratic
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member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.
It ...
for the
24th District, elected in 1982.
Preston was unseated in 2012 by former aide
Ed Gainey, who won the 2012 primary against Preston.
References
External links
* http://foresthills-regentsquare.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/ed-gainey-wins-over-longtime-state-rep-joseph-preston
Pennsylvania House of Representatives – Joseph Preston Jr.official PA House website
*''Follow the Money'' – Joseph Preston Jr.
2006200420022000
campaign contributions
1947 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Politicians from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Politicians from Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh alumni
21st-century American legislators
21st-century Pennsylvania politicians
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