29 Facts About Jennifer Wexton

Jennifer Lynn Wexton is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district from 2019 to 2025.

In September 2023, after being diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, Jennifer Wexton announced that she would not seek re-election in 2024.

In 1992, Jennifer Wexton graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Jennifer Wexton was a partner in the Laurel Brigade Law Group.

Jennifer Wexton served as a substitute judge in Loudoun County, Virginia, and from 2001 to 2005 as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney.

Jennifer Wexton successfully prosecuted Clara Jane Schwartz for the murder of her father, Robert Schwartz.

Jennifer Wexton ran for Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2011, narrowly losing to Republican incumbent Jim Plowman.

Jennifer Wexton was elected to the Virginia Senate in 2014.

Jennifer Wexton took office on January 24,2014, and was reelected in the November 2015 general election.

Jennifer Wexton defeated Alison Friedman, Lindsey Davis Stover, Deep Sran, Dan Helmer, Paul Pelletier, and Julia Biggins in the Democratic primary.

Jennifer Wexton's victory meant that a Democrat would represent the 10th district for the first time since 1981.

Jennifer Wexton's victory meant that until the next voting cycle, no Republicans would represent a congressional district in the immediate Washington, DC region.

Jennifer Wexton was reelected to a second term in 2020, defeating the Republican nominee, former US marine Aliscia Andrews.

Shortly after defeating Comstock, Jennifer Wexton declared her support for DC statehood.

Jennifer Wexton opposed Nancy Pelosi for speaker when running for Congress in 2018, but voted for Pelosi for speaker in 2019.

In May 2019, Jennifer Wexton called for HUD Secretary Ben Carson's resignation after his House testimony that month.

In July 2019, Jennifer Wexton visited two mosques in Northern Virginia to hear from Muslim residents after President Donald Trump vilified Somali-born congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a campaign rally.

In September 2020, Jennifer Wexton authored the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020, a bill to require all publicly traded US companies to disclose whether any of their goods or part of their supply chain can be traced to the use of forced labor by ethnic minorities in Chinese internment camps or factories.

On July 25,2024, Jennifer Wexton became the first member of the House of Representatives to have a model of her voice generated by artificial intelligence speak for her on the House floor.

Jennifer Wexton has emphasized her willingness to compromise and work with both Republicans and Democrats.

On February 9,2023, Jennifer Wexton voted to allow the District of Columbia's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 to take effect.

Jennifer Wexton supports expanding broadband access, particularly in rural areas.

Jennifer Wexton supports granting the federal government the ability to negotiate prescription drug prices.

Jennifer Wexton supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act and opposes the Trump administration's efforts to convince the US Supreme Court to invalidate the law.

Jennifer Wexton supports expanding the federal seasonal agricultural worker visa program and the H-1B visa program.

Jennifer Wexton criticized the Trump administration for not enforcing federally mandated workplace protections during the coronavirus pandemic.

In January 2019, Jennifer Wexton hung a transgender pride flag outside her office to show her support for the transgender community.

In February 2021, Jennifer Wexton tweeted in support of Marie Newman, who has a transgender daughter, after Newman received criticism from Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for hanging a transgender flag outside her office as the House passed the Equality Act.

In May 2024, Jennifer Wexton started using a text to speech app for delivering her speeches on the floor of the House.