Jesse Calvin Wineberry (1955-) grew up in Seattle’s Central District, attended Queen Anne High School, and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington (UW). While in law school at the University of Puget Sound (UPS), he co-founded the campus Black American Law Student Association, and was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives. Mr. Wineberry served five terms in the Washington State House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995, and was the state's first African American to be selected as House majority whip.

In this image Jesse Wineberry is embraced by supporter Debra Peevey during a party in the Central District for his reelection run in Seattle's 37th Legislative District. Peevey was minister of the Findlay Street Christian Church in south Seattle from 1982 to 1991. At the time of this photo, she was ministering to AIDS patients at the Hospice of Seattle. As of 2018, Debra Peevey works as a Spiritual Director & LGBT Political Consultant.

Caption information source: The Seattle Times, September 2, 1992, p. B1
Caption information source: http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/wineberry-jesse-calvin-1955
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.