James R. Roebuck Jr.
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 188th district
In office
May 21, 1985 (1985-05-21) – 2020
Preceded byJames Williams
Succeeded byRick Krajewski
Personal details
Born (1945-02-12) February 12, 1945 (age 79)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCheryl Arrington (d. 2016)
ResidencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma materVirginia Union University, University of Virginia
Professioneducator

James R. "Jim" Roebuck Jr. (born February 12, 1945) is a Democratic politician who represented 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] In 2020, he was defeated in the primary by Rick Krajewski.

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][3] From 1970 until 1977, he was a lecturer at Drexel University, and then was an assistant professor until 1984.[4] In 1984 and 1985, he was legislative assistant in the Office for the Mayor of Philadelphia.[5] Roebuck was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.[6]

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. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Charlottesville, RUTH SERVEN SMITH, The Daily Progress of. "UVa's first black Student Council president discusses change". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved 2023-01-29.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Roebuck v. Drexel University, No. 87-1301". vLex. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  6. ^ "Members List". Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

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