Andy Guest Explained

Andy Guest
State Delegate:Virginia
District:15th
Term Start:January 8, 1992
Term End:January 12, 2000
Preceded:G. Steven Agee
Succeeded:Allen Louderback
Order1:Minority Leader of the
Virginia House of Delegates
Term Start1:December 3, 1985
Term End1:November 19, 1991
Preceded1:Vince Callahan
Succeeded1:Vance Wilkins
State Delegate2:Virginia
District2:31st
Term Start2:January 12, 1983
Term End2:January 8, 1992
Preceded2:None (district created)
Succeeded2:Jerry Wood
State Delegate3:Virginia
District3:18th
Term Start3:January 13, 1982
Term End3:January 12, 1983
Preceded3:Vince Callahan
Martin H. Perper
Dorothy S. McDiarmid
John Buckley
Jack Rust
Succeeded3:Bill Wilson
State Delegate4:Virginia
District4:17th
Term Start4:January 12, 1972
Term End4:January 13, 1982
Preceded4:Flournoy L. Largent Jr.
Succeeded4:Earl E. Bell
Birth Name:Raymond Richard Guest Jr.
Birth Date:29 September 1939
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Front Royal, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:
Mary Scott Derrick
Alma Mater:Yale University
Allegiance: United States

Raymond Richard "Andy" Guest Jr. (September 29, 1939 – April 2, 2001) was an American politician. A Republican, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1972 to 2000 and was minority leader in that chamber from 1985 to 1991. He was the son of state senator and United States Ambassador to Ireland Raymond R. Guest. He died of cancer at his home in Front Royal, Virginia on April 2, 2001. Guest spent his childhood at Carter's Grove Plantation, built in 1755. A state park in Warren County near his residence, Shenandoah River Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. State Park, was named in his honor in 1995.[1]

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  1. Web site: Va. Lawmaker Raymond R. 'Andy' Guest Jr., 53. 3 April 2001. 4 January 2018. www.washingtonpost.com.