James R. Roebuck Jr.

James R. Roebuck Jr.
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 188th district
Assumed office
1985
Preceded by James Williams
Personal details
Born (1945-02-12) February 12, 1945
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Cheryl Arrington (d. 2016)
Residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Virginia Union University, University of Virginia
Profession educator

James R. "Jim" Roebuck Jr. (born February 12, 1945) is a Democratic politician who represents the 188th Legislative District (West Philadelphia) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was first elected in a special election on May 21, 1985.[1]

Education

Roebuck is a 1963 graduate of Central High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1966 from Virginia Union University. He earned a Ph.D. in 1977 from University of Virginia. In 1969, Roebuck became the first African American Student Council president at UVA[2] Roebuck is a member of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1985-1986" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20121021194632/http://www.virginia.edu/100yearslawn/HarrisonI/JamesR.html. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Members List". Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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