Virginia Foxx
Virginia Ann Foxx (née Palmieri;[1][2] June 29, 1943) is an American politician, educator and businesswoman. She is the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005. Foxx is a member of the Republican Party.[3]
Virginia Foxx | |
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| Ranking Member of the House Education and Labor Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bobby Scott (Education and the Workforce) |
| Chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Kline |
| Succeeded by | Bobby Scott (Education and Labor) |
| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Leader | John Boehner Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | John Carter |
| Succeeded by | Jason T. Smith |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Burr |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Paul Sands III Fred Folger Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John A. Garwood |
| Constituency | 12th District (1995-2003) 45th District (2003-2005) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Virginia Ann Palmieri June 29, 1943 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Thomas Foxx (m. 1963) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MA, EdD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website |
In December 2019, Foxx voted against both articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump.
In December 2020, Foxx was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, which was a lawsuit trying to overturn Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump.[4]
On January 6, 2021, Foxx was one of 147 Republican lawmakers who voted against the certification of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election even after the U.S. Capitol attack.[5]
References
change- ↑ "First-term women members of the 109th Congress" (PDF). Government Printing Office. August 1, 2006. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ↑ Foxx, Virginia Ann. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ↑ Sherman, Jake. "House committee chairs all men" Politico. (Published 27 Nov 2012) <www.politico.com> Retrieved 28 Nov 2012.
- ↑ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ↑ Yourish, Karen; Buchanan, Larry; Lu, Denise (January 7, 2021). "The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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