Joseph C. Lindsey
Joseph C. Lindsey | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 90th district | |
| Assumed office September 18, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Algie Howell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Cornell Lindsey August 10, 1959 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rhoda Venetia German |
| Residence(s) | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Hampton Institute (BA) American University (JD) |
| Website | www.delegatejoelindsey.com |
Joseph Cornell Lindsey (born August 10, 1959) is a Virginian lawyer and Democratic politician, elected to serve the 90th district in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2014 and has been re-elected ever since.[1]
Career
Lindsey has a general legal practice in Norfolk, and his district includes part of Norfolk and part of Virginia Beach.[2] He won the 2014 special election to succeed retiring incumbent Algie Howell.[3] Voters have since re-elected Lindsey (who faced no opponents in 2015, 2017 and 2019).[4] In the 2020 session, a bill which Lindsey had proposed allowing judges to inform juries of the range of criminal sentences passed and was signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam on March 4, 2020.[5]
Lindsey serves as the Chair of the Privileges and Elections Committee.[6]
Personal life
Lindsey was born in Norfolk and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. He then received a B.A. in political science from Hampton University in 1981 and a J.D. degree from American University in 1984.[2] Lindsey and his wife of 28 years, Rhoda, have two children, Ashley and Jason.
References
- ^ https://capclass.virginiageneralassembly.gov/images/Delegates/2018_Lindsey.pdf
- ^ a b https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0268
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Lindsey
- ^ "Reformers disappointed with criminal justice legislation" Virginia Lawyers Weekly March 16, 2020 (online)
- ^ "House of Delegates Committees". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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