What is Joe Neal?
'''Joseph M. Neal Jr.''' (July 28, 1935 – December 31, 2020) was an American politician. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Nevada Senate]] from 1973 to 2004. He was the first [[African-American]] state senator in Nevada. He was Minority Floor leader in 1989 and as President pro tempore in 1991. Neal was born in [[Mound, Louisiana|Mound]], [[Louisiana]]. Neal died on December 31, 2020 at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/joe-neal-nevadas-first-black-state-senator-dies/ |title=Joe Neal, Nevada’s first Black state senator dies |access-date=2021-01-02 |archive-date=2021-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129112711/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/joe-neal-nevadas-first-black-state-senator-dies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Neal, Joe}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Louisiana]] [[Category:Politicians from Nevada]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}