JOSEPH PRESTON, JR.

Sessions

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