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Experience: House: District 5, 2005-Present
Home State: North Carolina
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,155,445Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Virginia Ann Foxx
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Tom; 1 Child: Theresa
    Birth Date: 06/29/1943
    Birth Place: New York, NY
    Home City: Banner Elk, NC
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    EdD, Curriculum/Higher Education/Teaching, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1985
    Graduated, Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1972
    BA, English, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2004-present
    Member, North Carolina Republican Assembly
    Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 1995-2004
    Member, Watauga County Board of Education, 1976-1988

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Rules, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Chair

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Caucus on Taiwan
    Member, Congressional Methamphetamines Caucus
    Member, Congressional Prayer Caucus
    Member, Congressional Second Amendment Caucus
    Member, Congressional Textile Caucus
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Pro-Life Caucus

Professional Experience

    Instructor, Caldwell Community College
    Owner/Operator, Grandfather Mountain Nursery, 1976-2004
    Consultant, Mayland Community College, 1987-1994
    President, Mayland Community College, 1987-1994
    Deputy Secretary for Management, North Carolina Department of Administration, 1985-1987
    Professor, Appalachian State University, 1978-1985
    Assistant Dean of the General College, Appalachian State University, 1978-1985
    Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1964-1968
    Secretary, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1964-1968

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Panel, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
    Member, American Legion Auxiliary
    Member, American Legislative Exchange Conference (ALEC)
    Member, Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Child Care, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
    Member, Board, Foscoe-Grandfather Community Center
    Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Member, Executive Committee, North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry
    Board Member, John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy
    Member, Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
    Member, National Advisory Council for Women's Educational Programs
    Member, National Association of Women Legislators
    Board Member, North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research
    Member, North Carolina Citizens For Business and Industry
    Member, North Carolina Women's Forum

Additional Information

Awards:

    Order of the Long Leaf Pine, Governor Jim Martin;
    Contributions to Sociology Award, North Carolina Sociology Association, 2002;
    Award for Outstanding Citizenship for Exceptional Public Service, Watauga County;
    Alan Keith-Lucas Friend of Children Award, North Carolina Child Care Association, 2002;
    Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business, 2000;
    Distinguished Fundraising Award, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of the United States of America/South Field;
    Outstanding Public Official Award, North Carolina Christmas Tree Association
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 129
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/13/2017 H.R.951 To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. 06/13/2017 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.2019 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain abortions from the definition of qualified medical expenses for purposes of distributions from health savings accounts. 04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/27/2017 H.J.Res.37 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 03/27/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-11.  (All Actions)
03/08/2017 H.R.1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act 03/08/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.  (All Actions)
03/07/2017 H.R.1385 Civil Service Incentives Integrity Act of 2017 03/07/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.Res.86 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. 02/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.740 Robo COP Act 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.  (All Actions)
01/12/2017 H.R.50 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 01/12/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.6248 Spending Safeguard Act 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
07/13/2016 H.Res.823 Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 28, 2016, that resulted in the loss of at least 44 lives. 07/13/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/13/2016 H.Res.822 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the bill (S. 764) to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 304) to improve motor vehicle safety by encouraging the sharing of certain information; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 07/13/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/12/2016 H.R.3178 Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act 07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
06/16/2016 H.J.Res.95 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. 06/16/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/28/2016 H.Res.706 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4901) to reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 88) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary"; and providing for proceedings during the period from May 2, 2016, through May 9, 2016. 04/28/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/16/2016 H.R.3447 To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. 03/16/2016 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.  (All Actions)
12/16/2015 H.Con.Res.91 Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. 12/16/2015 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
12/08/2015 H.Res.555 Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 12/08/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.1483 Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
11/05/2015 H.Res.517 Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 11/05/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/21/2015 H.Res.480 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 692) to ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States. 10/21/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 1253
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/17/2008 H.Res.1452 Establishing the Select Committee on Financial Bailouts.
09/16/2008 H.Con.Res.417 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the 110th Congress should not adjourn until comprehensive energy legislation has been enacted.
09/15/2008 H.R.5235 Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act
09/11/2008 H.R.6233 To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service.
09/11/2008 H.R.5868 Caleb Martin-Travis Dodson Wounded Warrior Retention Act
09/10/2008 H.R.6864 To prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
09/09/2008 H.Res.1383 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the independence of Bulgaria.
08/01/2008 H.R.6813 New IDEA (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act)
08/01/2008 H.Con.Res.358 Concurrent resolution commending the members of the Nevada Army and Air National Guard and the Nevada Reserve members of the Armed Forces for their dedicated, unselfish, and professional service, commitment, and sacrifices to the State of Nevada and the United States during more than five years of deployments to and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
09/04/2008 H.R.6566 American Energy Act
08/12/2008 H.R.6085 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the "Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building".
08/12/2008 H.R.4210 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Washington Avenue in Weldon, North Carolina, as the "Dock M. Brown Post Office Building".
07/31/2008 H.R.6691 Second Amendment Enforcement Act
07/31/2008 H.R.6638 Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2008
07/31/2008 H.Con.Res.361 Commemorating Irena Sendler, a woman whose bravery saved the lives of thousands during the Holocaust and remembering her legacy of courage, selflessness, and hope.
07/30/2008 H.R.6667 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for the cost of fuel used for commuting to and from work whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions.
07/30/2008 H.Res.1391 Prohibiting the House of Representatives from adjourning until it has approved a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan that addresses energy conservation and the expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources.
07/30/2008 H.Res.1279 Recognizing the Special Olympics' 40th anniversary.
07/30/2008 H.R.6113 Paperwork Assistance Act Passed Yea
07/30/2008 H.R.6108 Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2008
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