19 Facts About Eileen Filler-Corn

Eileen Robin Filler-Corn was born on June 5,1964 and is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022, a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020.

Eileen Filler-Corn previously served as the 56th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022.

Eileen Filler-Corn represented the 41st district in the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington, DC, from 2010 to 2024.

Eileen Filler-Corn is the first woman and Jewish person to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Eileen Filler-Corn graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986.

Eileen Filler-Corn attended law school at American University's Washington College of Law in 1993.

Eileen Filler-Corn has two children with her husband Robert Corn, President of Landmark Strategies, Inc.

Eileen Filler-Corn made her first run for office in 1999, running unsuccessfully for the 41st district seat.

Eileen Filler-Corn again ran for the seat in a 2010 special election to replace David W Marsden, who had himself won a special election to the Senate of Virginia the month before.

Eileen Filler-Corn was sworn in on March 3,2010, after her opponent dropped his plans to request a recount.

On January 1,2019, Eileen Filler-Corn became Leader of the House Democratic Caucus, and was the first woman to lead a caucus in the 400-year history of the Virginia House of Delegates.

From 2020 to 2022, Eileen Filler-Corn served as the Chair of the Rules Committee and as Chair of the Joint Rules Subcommittee.

Eileen Filler-Corn is both the first woman and Jewish person to serve in this position.

Eileen Filler-Corn began her term as Speaker on January 8,2020.

On May 26,2020, Eileen Filler-Corn endorsed Joe Biden for President after he had secured the nomination and was the presumptive nominee.

The violation occurred after a lawyer requested records on details surrounding the removal of Confederate statues from the Virginia State Capitol, which Eileen Filler-Corn responded stating that the documents did not exist.

In March 2023, Eileen Filler-Corn announced she would not run for reelection.

In June 2023, a campaign finance complaint was filed to the Federal Election Commission against Eileen Filler-Corn, alleging violations of federal campaign finance laws.

Eileen Filler-Corn is a supporter of Israel and is a board director on the American Jewish Committee.