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Summary

Representative Joseph R. Yost

Full Name: Joseph R. Yost
Office: State House (VA) - District 12, Republican
First Elected: 11/08/2011
Next Election: 2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lisa
Birth Place: Giles County
Home City: Blacksburg, VA

Recent Key Votes

SB 349 - Authorizing Private Adoption Agencies to Refuse Certain Placements
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 22, 2012 - -Authorizes a private child-placing agency to refuse to participate in the placement of a child in foster care or adoption if that placement would violate ...

HB 189 - Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Refuse Adoptions for Religious Reasons
Legislation (Yea)

Feb. 3, 2012 - -Authorizes a private child-placing agency to refuse to place a child in foster care or adoption if the proposed placement would violate the agencys written ...

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Recent Public Statements

Governor McDonnell Signs Legislation to Help Make Virginia Students College- and Career-Ready

May 10, 2012 - Flanked by leaders from the General Assembly, and students, teachers and staff from Virginia High School in Bristol, Governor Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed into law ...

Issue Position: Fighting for Fiscally Responsible Budgeting

Jan. 1, 2011 - As wage earning, tax paying citizens, we have to live within our means and so too should the government. As your Delegate, I pledge to ...

Issue Position: Getting Southwest VIrginia Back to Work

Jan. 1, 2011 - Government is not the solution to economic growth -- government is the problem. High taxes and the morass of bureaucracy and red tape are stifling ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Party Committees ($158,987.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Joseph Yost refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2011 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
DelJYost@House.virginia.gov

Capitol Website
http://dela.state.va.us/dela/MemBios.nsf/a7b082ef6ed01eac85256c0d00515644/6e68423fb359bb3a85257b64004568e3?OpenDocument

Capitol
General Assembly Building
Post Office Box 406
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-698-1012
Fax: 804-698-6712

District
Post Office Box 621
Blacksburg, VA 24063
Phone: 540-577-4984

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