Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district
In office January 3, 2001 – August 18, 2014
Preceded by
Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Succeeded by
Dave Brat
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 73rd district
In office January 8, 1992 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by
Walter Stosch
Succeeded by
John O'Bannon
Personal details
Born
Eric Ivan Cantor
(1963-06-06) June 6, 1963 (age 60) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Diana Fine
(m. 1989)
Children
3
Education
George Washington University (BA) College of William and Mary (JD) Columbia University (MS)
Eric Cantor's voice
Eric Cantor on awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing Recorded April 24, 2013
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011, and as House Majority Leader from 2011 to 2014.
Prior to serving in the House of Representatives, Cantor represented the 73rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates. His congressional district included most of the northern and western sections of Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs, and until redistricting in 2013 also portions of the Shenandoah Valley.
In June 2014, in his bid for reelection, Cantor lost the Republican primary to economics professor Dave Brat in an upset that greatly surprised political analysts. In response, Cantor announced his early resignation as House Majority Leader. Several weeks later, he announced his resignation from Congress, which took effect on August 18, 2014. Shortly thereafter, Cantor accepted a position as vice chairman of investment bank Moelis & Company.[1][2] At the time of his resignation, Cantor was the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in its history and the only non-Christian Republican in either house.[3][4]
^O'Connor, Dana Cimilluca and Patrick (September 2, 2014). "Eric Cantor to Join Wall Street Investment Bank". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
^"K Street to boutique". Retrieved September 14, 2014.
^Cite error: The named reference Cantorelected was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Lachman, Samantha (June 11, 2014). "With Eric Cantor Defeat, Congressional Republicans Lose Only Non-Christian". HuffPost. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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