Virginia Ann Foxx

Republican Representative of North Carolina's 5th district

Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
North Carolina, district 5
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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June 29, 1943 (81 years old)

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Has been serving as a U.S. representative since 2005
Served as Secretary of the House Republican Conference from 2013 to 2017
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 since 2023
Grew up in a poor family and was the first in her family to graduate from high school
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later earned a Master of Arts and an Ed.D from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Owned and operated a nursery and landscaping business with her husband
Worked in education as a research assistant, English instructor, and university administrator before entering politics
Served in the North Carolina Senate from 1994 to 2004
Has consistently won reelection to the U.S. House with significant margins
Voted against the $51 billion aid package for Hurricane Katrina victims
Co-sponsored legislation to stop children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents from gaining citizenship
Voted against both articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump
Fined for evading metal detectors put in place outside the House chamber after the January 2021 storming of the Capitol
Known for scolding reporters and staff for being on or near members-only elevators in Capitol buildings
Opposes legal access to abortion and has voted against related measures
Expressed opposition to the Affordable Care Act and has made controversial statements regarding health care reform
Opposed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, later retracting comments that Shepard’s murder was not a hate crime
Voted against the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act and condemned the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges
Introduced legislation that would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty
Supported the lawsuit contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election and objected to the certification of electoral votes
Voted against the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) while investing in a tobacco company involved in the cannabis industry