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  Lester, Joe
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NameJoe Lester
Address1217 Royal Drive
Conyers, Georgia 30094, United States
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InfoBackground I was born on a sharecropper's farm near Hawkinsville, Georgia, the eighth child of a family of ten brothers and sisters. A 1980 graduate of Fort Valley State University, I obtained my dental degree from Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in 1984. After completing dental training, I returned home and set up dental practices in Hawkinsville, Macon and Fort Valley.

After serving for twelve years as a staff dentist and dental director for the Georgia Department of Corrections, I now operate a private dental practice in Conyers, Georgia. Because of my great concern for youth, I also continue to administer dental treatment to troubled youths through the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice on a part-time basis.

In 1998 and 2000, I ran for the Georgia State Senate. In addition, I have held a number of community-based and church-affiliated leadership positions. My autobiography, I Am Not Afraid to Dream, was published in 1998. I speak regularly throughout the Southeast to civic and church groups about motivating our young people to become successful adults.

Personal Kimberly, my wife of 21 years, is currently completing her doctorate in Educational Leadership. Since obtaining her master's degree, she has worked as a school counselor in the Georgia public school system. Kimberly and I have three daughters. Two have followed their mother into the education profession. One is a teacher in the DeKalb School System, one is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Education, and the youngest is a graduating senior in the DeKalb County School System.




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  05/24/2022 GA State Senate 43 - D Primary Lost 12.16% (-75.67%)
  08/20/2002 GA District 3 - D Primary Lost 11.40% (-42.18%)
  07/18/2000 GA State Senate 43 - D Primary Lost 6.73% (-72.96%)
  07/21/1998 GA State Senate 43 - D Primary Lost 10.97% (-78.07%)
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