Virginia Foxx | |
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| Chair of the House Education Committee | |
| 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 | |
| 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 June 29, 1943 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 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.
- ^ "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.