JOSEPH PRESTON, JR.

Sessions

Session Year	Position	District	Party
1983- 1984		24	Democrat
1985- 1986		24	Democrat
1987- 1988		24	Democrat
1989- 1990		24	Democrat
1991- 1992		24	Democrat
1993- 1994		24	Democrat
1995- 1996		24	Democrat
1997- 1998		24	Democrat
1999- 2000		24	Democrat
2001- 2002		24	Democrat
2003- 2004		24	Democrat
2005- 2006		24	Democrat
2007- 2008		24	Democrat
2009- 2010		24	Democrat
2011- 2012		24	Democrat

Counties	Allegheny

Biography

05/28/1947 -

PRESTON, Joseph, Jr., a Representative from Allegheny County; born in Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, Pa., May 28, 1947; graduated, George Westinghouse High School, 1965; attended, Wilberforce University; B.A., political science, psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1979; issues chairman, regional director, Young Democrats of Allegheny County, Pa.; Democratic Committeeman, Allegheny County; organization analyst, Allegheny County; personnel administrator, city of Pittsburgh; commercial and industrial salesman; personnel analyst, Jones and Laughlin Steel; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1982; reelected to serve 14 more consecutive terms; appointed, board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (1997-2000); elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention (2004, 2008); unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (2012).

Archival Collections

Papers of Hon. Joseph Preston, Jr., 1983-2012, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives, Harrisburg.