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Joseph R. Yost (I)

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Won the General, 2013 Virginia House of Delegates District 12

Former Judge, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegate

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Joseph R. Yost
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    06/09/1986
  • Birth Place:
    Pearisburg, VA
  • Home City:
    Pearisburg, VA
  • Religion:
    Episcopal
  • Family:
    Wife: Lisa; 1 Child: Virginia Ann
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, General Laws Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Governor's Task Force for School and Campus Safety

Former Member, Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health Services and Crisis Response

Former Member, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Member, Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Twenty-First Century

Former Member, Subcommittee #2 (General Laws), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Education

  • Graduated, The Buckley School for Public Speaking, 2013
  • Graduated, The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, 2011
  • MA, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • BS, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2004-2006

Professional Experience

  • Graduated, The Buckley School for Public Speaking, 2013
  • Graduated, The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, 2011
  • MA, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • BS, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2004-2006
  • Executive Director, Giles County Historical Society, 2014-present
  • Jail Diversion Coordinator, Mental Health Association of the New River Valley, 2008-2012
  • Graduate Assistant, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • Data Manager/Research Specialist, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • Technical Support Specialist, Radford University, 2005-2007

Political Experience

  • Graduated, The Buckley School for Public Speaking, 2013
  • Graduated, The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, 2011
  • MA, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • BS, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2004-2006
  • Executive Director, Giles County Historical Society, 2014-present
  • Jail Diversion Coordinator, Mental Health Association of the New River Valley, 2008-2012
  • Graduate Assistant, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • Data Manager/Research Specialist, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • Technical Support Specialist, Radford University, 2005-2007
  • Member, AF&AM, Castle Rock Lodge No. 334
  • Former Judge, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegate
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 12, 2012-2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, General Laws Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Governor's Task Force for School and Campus Safety

Former Member, Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health Services and Crisis Response

Former Member, Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Member, Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Twenty-First Century

Former Member, Subcommittee #2 (General Laws), Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Graduated, The Buckley School for Public Speaking, 2013
  • Graduated, The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, 2011
  • MA, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • BS, Criminal Justice, Radford University, 2004-2006
  • Executive Director, Giles County Historical Society, 2014-present
  • Jail Diversion Coordinator, Mental Health Association of the New River Valley, 2008-2012
  • Graduate Assistant, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • Data Manager/Research Specialist, Radford University, 2006-2008
  • Technical Support Specialist, Radford University, 2005-2007
  • Member, AF&AM, Castle Rock Lodge No. 334
  • Former Judge, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegate
  • Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 12, 2012-2018
  • Member, Association of the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Montgomery Branch, present
  • Member, Giles County Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Giles County Extension Leadership Council, present
  • Member, Giles County Republican Party, present
  • Historical Interpreter, Historic Smithfield Plantation, present
  • Member, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, New River Community Corrections, present
  • Chair, New River Valley Smart Beginnings Business/ Community Council, present
  • Member, Pretrial Services' Community Criminal Justice Board, present
  • Chair, Roanoke Valley Young Republicans, present
  • Member, Giles Rotary
  • Member, NRV Re-entry Council
  • Member, Smithfield-Preston Foundation
  • Member, Sons of the American Revolution, The Fincastle Resolutions Chapter
  • Member, Virginia Tech STEM Advisory Board
  • Member/Parliamentarian/Precinct Captain, Montgomery County Republican Party, 2009-2013

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Legislative Rookie of the Year, Virginia Education Association, 2012;
  • Legislative Champion of the Year, Virginia Education Association, 2013, 2014;
  • Legislator of the Year, Psychiatric Society of Virginia, 2013;
  • Legislator of the Year, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Roanoke Valley, 2013;
  • Legislator of the Year, Virginia Counselors Association, 2013;
  • Distinguished Advocate for Virginia Business, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2012, 2013;
  • Rising Star Award, Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education, 2013;
  • Champion of Free Enterprise, Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2014;
  • Legislator of the Year, Virginia Treasurer's Association, 2014;
  • Solid as a Rock Award, Virginia Education Association, 2015
  • NAMI Virginia - 2015 Outstanding Legislator Award
  • Virginia Chamber of Commerce - 2015 Small Business Advocate of the Year
  • Virginia Chamber of Commerce - 2016 Distinguished Advocate for Virginia Business
  • Psychiatric Society of Virginia - 2016 Legislator of the Year
  • Virginia Treasurer's Association - 2017 Legislator of the Year
  • Virginia Housing Alliance - 2017 Legislative Leadership Award
  • Virginia Education Association - 2017 Solid as a Rock Award

— Publications:

  • Veterinary Forensics: Animals Curtailing Crime (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 2007)
  • Forensic Nursing: An Aid to Law Enforcement (FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 2006)

Speeches

Governor McDonnell Signs Legislation to Help Make Virginia Students College- and Career-Ready
May 10, 2012Press Release
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