George E. Lovelace

George E. Lovelace (September 18, 1936 - ) is a retired U.S. Army officer, telecommunications manager and former member of the Vienna Town Council and the Virginia House of Delegates.

Lovelace was born in Evansville, Indiana. He attended Lincoln University, graduating with a B.S. in physics in 1958. He joined the U.S. Army the following year, eventually serving 20 years in the Army Signal Corps. He later added an M.S. in telecommunications management from George Washington University in 1974.

Lovelace moved to Vienna in 1975, and helped to found the Malcolm-Windover Heights Civic Association the following year. He retired from the Army at the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1979.

In 1982, Lovelace was elected to the Vienna Town Council. He served on the council until 1996, when he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in a special election held on December 17, replacing Richard L. Fisher. Lovelace was the first African-American elected to the house of Delegates from Northern Virginia since Reconstruction.

Although Lovelace sought reelection in the regular election of November 4, 1997, he was defeated in his bid by Republican Jeannemarie A. Devolites.

Lovelace was reelected to the Vienna Town Council in 2003. He challenged incumbent mayor M. Jane Seeman for her seat in 2006, but was defeated. Lovelace continued to sit on the council until 2010.