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Office | District | Status |
| U.S. Representative | U.S. House 5 | Incumbent | |
| Party | In Office Since | Term Ends | |
| Republican | 2004 | 2010 | |
| Level of Government | |||
| Congress | |||
| Date of Birth | Birthplace | Now Lives In | |
| June 29, 1943 | Bronx, NY | Banner Elk, NC | |
Synopsis | Foxx worked her way through college at UNC-Chapel Hill and became a high school teacher. She served on the Watauga County school board from 1976 to 1988. In 1994, she was elected to the state Senate, serving until 2004. As a state legislator, she co-sponsored an unsuccessful constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. After a tough Republican primary fight in 2004, she was elected to replace Richard Burr in the Fifth Congressional District, which covers the suburbs of Winston-Salem west to the mountains. She was re-elected in 2006. In office, she sponsored the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act, which allows military personnel to put "hazard" pay into an Individual Retirement Account. She has also taken stands against illegal immigration. |
Trivia |
She didn't live in a house with running water or electricity until she was 14. |
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Biography
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Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Thomas
Children
Daughter, Theresa
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Virginia Foxx is a U.S. Representative in the Fifth Congressional District.
Early Life and Education
Virginia Ann Foxx was born on June 29, 1943, in the Bronx borough of New York City.
She worked her way through college at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Professional Career
She later worked as a high school teacher.
Political Career
She served on the Watauga County school board from 1976 to 1988.
In 1994, she was elected to the state Senate, serving until 2004. As a state legislator, she co-sponsored an unsuccessful constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
After a tough Republican primary fight in 2004, she was elected to replace Richard Burr in the Fifth Congressional District, which covers the suburbs of Winston-Salem west to the mountains. She was re-elected in 2006.
In office, she sponsored the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act, which allows military personnel to put "hazard" pay into an Individual Retirement Account. She has also taken stands against illegal immigration.
She is running for re-election. She faces either Democrat Diane Hamby or Roy Carter in the fall.
Occupation
| Former community college president Mayland Community College |
Community Involvement:
Not specified.
Contact Info
| U.S. House 430 Cannon HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-2071 |
Clemmons Office 6000 Meadowbrook Mall, Suite 3, Clemmons, N.C. 27012 866-677-8968 |
Boone Office 240 Highway 105 Extension, Suite 200, Boone, N.C. 28607 828-265-0240 |
Education
| A.B. UNC-Chapel Hill Graduated: 1968 |
master of arts UNC-Chapel Hill Graduated: 1972 |
doctorate of education UNC-Greensboro Graduated: 1985 |
