Joe Frank (politician)
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Joe S. Frank is a former mayor of Newport News, Virginia
. He was born November 14, 1942 in Newport News. He is a lawyer by trade and was elected mayor on July 1, 1996. His last term expired June 30, 2010. He was re-elected in May 1998, 2002, and 2006. He is the first directly-elected mayor
in the history of the City. Mayor Frank is an Eagle Scout
and was recently awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. In homage of this occasion, the Captain's Lounge in the Rappahannock Scout Camp at Bayport Scout Reservation will be named in his honor.
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
. He was born November 14, 1942 in Newport News. He is a lawyer by trade and was elected mayor on July 1, 1996. His last term expired June 30, 2010. He was re-elected in May 1998, 2002, and 2006. He is the first directly-elected mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
in the history of the City. Mayor Frank is an Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...
and was recently awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. In homage of this occasion, the Captain's Lounge in the Rappahannock Scout Camp at Bayport Scout Reservation will be named in his honor.