26 Facts About Jennifer Wexton

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Jennifer Lynn Wexton is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district since 2019.

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

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

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

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

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

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Jennifer Wexton was elected to the Virginia Senate in 2014.

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

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

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Jennifer Wexton is only the fifth person to represent the district since its creation in 1953, and the second Democrat.

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Jennifer Wexton's victory resulted in the Democrats holding every seat based in the Washington suburbs.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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In 2023, Jennifer Wexton voted against a resolution of disapproval that repealed the District of Columbia's rewrite of the criminal code, which reduced the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking, and robbery.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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