| Full Name: | Joseph Preston, Jr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Odelfa; 2 Children |
| Birth Date: | 05/28/1947 |
| Birth Place: | Vandergrift, PA |
| Home City: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Summary
Joseph Preston, Jr.
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 941 - Increases Penalties for Public Intoxication
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 17, 2012 - Increases fines for public intoxication from $300 to the following amounts (Sec. 1): $500 for the first violation; and $1,000 for each subsequent ...
HB 2626 - Authorizes Employers to Keep Income Taxes Paid by their Employees
Legislation (Nay)
Oct. 17, 2012
SB 1480 - 2012-2013 Supplemental Capital Budget
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 3, 2012 - Limits the overall debt incurred by capital budget projects to the following amounts (Sec 2): $995 million for buildings; $40 million for furniture; ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Pennsylvania National Federation of Independent Business Positions | 33% |
| 2012 | American Conservative Union (Pennsylvania State Legislature) Positions | 50% |
| 2012 | PennEnvironment Positions on Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling | 92% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Electric Utilities ($22,250.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Joseph Preston, Jr. refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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