Virginia Foxx

Virginia Foxx
Ranking Member of the House Education and Labor Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byBobby Scott (Education and the Workforce)
Chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byJohn Kline
Succeeded byBobby Scott (Education and Labor)
Secretary of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
LeaderJohn Boehner
Paul Ryan
Preceded byJohn Carter
Succeeded byJason T. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Preceded byRichard Burr
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byAlexander Paul Sands III
Fred Folger Jr.
Succeeded byJohn A. Garwood
Constituency12th District (1995-2003)
45th District (2003-2005)
Personal details
Born
Virginia Ann Palmieri

(1943-06-29) June 29, 1943 (age 81)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Thomas Foxx
​
(m. 1963)​
Children1
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MA, EdD)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website

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]

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

  1. ↑ "First-term women members of the 109th Congress" (PDF). Government Printing Office. August 1, 2006. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. ↑ Foxx, Virginia Ann. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ↑ Sherman, Jake. "House committee chairs all men" Politico. (Published 27 Nov 2012) <www.politico.com> Retrieved 28 Nov 2012.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.