Jerry Hubert Geisler (July 6, 1934 – May 6, 2012) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was first elected in 1965 to represent Carroll, Grayson, Galax City in the

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, defeating Hillsville mayor Raleigh Cooley. In 1967, Geisler switched parties to the Republican Party, a move made by many in the southern United States due to the national Democratic Party's new focus on civil rights. In 1974, he was selected by the members of his caucus to be minority leader, a position in which he served until he was defeated for election in the reorganized

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in 1981.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geisler, Jerry H. 1934 births 2012 deaths Emory and Henry University alumni University of Richmond School of Law alumni Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates People from Big Stone Gap, Virginia People from Carroll County, Virginia 20th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly