Virginia Foxx

Virginia Foxx
Chair of the House Education Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byBobby Scott
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byJohn Kline
Succeeded byBobby Scott
Ranking Member of the House Education Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byBobby Scott
Succeeded byBobby Scott
Secretary of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
LeaderJohn Boehner
Paul Ryan
Preceded byJohn Carter
Succeeded byJason T. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 5th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Preceded byRichard Burr
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byAlexander Sands
Fred Folger
Succeeded byJohn Garwood
Constituency12th district (1995–2003)
45th district (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born
Virginia Ann Palmieri

(1943-06-29) June 29, 1943 (age 81)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Thomas Foxx
(m. 1963)
Children1
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro (MA, EdD)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website

Virginia Ann Foxx (née Palmieri;[1][2] born June 29, 1943) is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician serving as the U.S. representative from North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Foxx served as Secretary of the House Republican Conference from 2013 to 2017.[3] She 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. Foxx's district encompasses much of the northwestern portion of the state, including most of the city of Winston-Salem. She and fellow representative Patrick McHenry are the co-deans of North Carolina's congressional delegation.

  1. ^ "First-term women members of the 109th Congress" (PDF). Government Printing Office. August 1, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Foxx, Virginia Ann Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ^ Sherman, Jake. "House committee chairs all men" Archived 2012-11-30 at the Wayback Machine Politico. (Published 27 Nov 2012) <www.politico.com> Retrieved 28 Nov 2012.

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