Joe N. Lester

Joe N. Lester is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives District 13 Primary Election in 2026 in Congressional District 13, Georgia.

Dentist in Conyers, GA, GA

Also running: David Scott, Emanuel D Jones, Everton Blair, Heavenly Elaine Kimes, Jasmine Clark, Jeffree Monroe Fauntleroy, Jonathan James Chavez.

Dr. Joe N. Lester, a respected Conyers dentist, has announced his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia’s 13th Congressional District in the 2026 election. Born and raised on a sharecropper’s farm in Blue Springs, Georgia, he is a graduate of Fort Valley State University and Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry. In 1990, he made history as the first African American dentist to establish a practice in Conyers, where he has served communities for nearly four decades. Married for 45 years to Kimberly, they have four daughters and seven grandchildren. Dr. Lester aims to defend democracy and bring new energy and practical solutions to the district.