1. Virginia Ann Foxx is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician serving as the US representative from since 2005.
32 Facts About Virginia Foxx
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Virginia Foxx served as Secretary of the House Republican Conference from 2013 to 2017.
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Virginia Foxx was the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor from 2019 to 2023 and served as the committee's chair from 2017 to 2019 and from 2023 to 2025.
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Virginia Foxx's district encompasses much of the northwestern portion of the state, including most of the city of Greensboro.
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Since January 2025, Virginia Foxx has been the dean of North Carolina's congressional delegation.
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Virginia Foxx was born in the neighborhood of Belmont in The Bronx, New York City, to Dollie and Nunzio John Palmieri.
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Virginia Foxx's father was a painter and a paperhanger who worked as a hairdresser and construction worker and her mother worked odd jobs, working in restaurants as well as a hotel maid and weaver.
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Virginia Foxx grew up in a poor family and didn't live in a home with running water and electricity until age 14.
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Virginia Foxx graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in 1968 and later earned both a Master of Arts in college teaching and an Ed.
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Under North Carolina Governor James G Martin, Foxx served as Deputy Secretary for Management.
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Virginia Foxx was first elected to the US House in 2004, defeating Jim Harrell, Jr.
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Virginia Foxx was briefly targeted in the 2006 elections, but the Democrats' top choice, Winston-Salem mayor Allen Joines, decided not to run.
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In 2022, Virginia Foxx sought re-election in the redrawn 5th congressional district, which favored Republicans.
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Virginia Foxx was endorsed by former President Donald Trump in 2021.
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In September 2005, Virginia Foxx was one of 11 members of Congress to vote against the $51 billion aid package to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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In January 2013, Virginia Foxx co-sponsored legislation that would stop children born in the United States to undocumented parents from gaining citizenship.
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On December 18,2019, Virginia Foxx voted against both articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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In May 2021, Virginia Foxx became the fifth Republican representative to be fined for evading metal detectors put in place outside the chamber after the January 2021 storming of the Capitol.
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Virginia Foxx ran through the magnetometer, setting it off, and ignored officers attempting to prevent her entering the House floor.
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Virginia Foxx has been known for frequently scolding reporters and staff for being on or near members-only elevators in Capitol buildings.
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Virginia Foxx voted for a bill to repeal a rule requiring state and local governments to distribute federal funds to qualified health centers, even if they perform abortions.
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In 2014 Virginia Foxx was asked whether there were any conditions under which she considered abortion acceptable.
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Virginia Foxx later retracted her comments, suggesting her use of the word "hoax" was in bad taste.
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Virginia Foxx suggested that Shepard's murder was a tragedy and that his killers had received appropriate justice.
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In 2010, Virginia Foxx voted against the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act.
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In 2015, Foxx condemned the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violated the constitution.
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In December 2022, Virginia Foxx voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified same-sex and interracial marriage rights into federal law.
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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, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump.
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On January 6,2021, Virginia Foxx was one of 147 Republican lawmakers who objected to the certification of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election.
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Virginia Foxx has an "F" rating from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for her voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.
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In December 2020, Virginia Foxx voted against the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.
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Virginia Foxx's former son-in-law, Mustafa Ozdemir, is a Turkish businessman.