This article is about the member of Congress. For the silent film actress, see Virginia Fox.
Virginia Foxx
Chair of the House Education Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Bobby Scott
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by
John Kline
Succeeded by
Bobby Scott
Ranking Member of the House Education Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Bobby Scott
Succeeded by
Bobby Scott
Secretary of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Leader
John Boehner Paul Ryan
Preceded by
John Carter
Succeeded by
Jason T. Smith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2005
Preceded by
Richard Burr
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005
Preceded by
Alexander Sands Fred Folger
Succeeded by
John Garwood
Constituency
12th district (1995–2003) 45th district (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born
Virginia Ann Palmieri
(1943-06-29) June 29, 1943 (age 80) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Thomas Foxx
(m. 1963)
Children
1
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MA, EdD)
Signature
Website
House website
Virginia Foxx's voice
Virginia Foxx on a resolution in support of Apple Crunch, a Pennsylvania-based nutritional food event Recorded July 29, 2008
Virginia Ann Foxx (néePalmieri;[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 is the dean of North Carolina's congressional delegation.
^"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.
^Foxx, Virginia Ann Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^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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