Joseph R. Yost (born June 9, 1986, in Pearisburg, Virginia) is an American politician.
[2] The 12th House district incumbent, Democrat Jim Shuler, did not run for re-election in 2011.
Yost defeated Democratic candidate Don S. Langrehr in the general election, 8104–7582.
[3] In the 2017 election, he lost in an upset to opponent Chris Hurst for his seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Yost married Lisa Michelle Robinson in June 2010 and have since divorced.