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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
04/11/2013 H.Res.146 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1120) to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress. 04/11/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/22/2013 H.R.1315 Robo COP Act 03/22/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
03/14/2013 H.Res.113 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 803) to reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century. 03/14/2013 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/14/2012 H.R.4297 Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 12/14/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 513.  (All Actions)
08/02/2012 H.Res.752 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6233) to make supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal year 2012 with the costs of such assistance offset by changes to certain conservation programs, and for other purposes. 08/02/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/26/2012 H.Res.741 Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent. 07/26/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/24/2012 H.Res.738 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes. 07/24/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/26/2012 H.Res.697 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5973) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. 06/26/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/16/2012 H.Res.656 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. 05/16/2012 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 186, 1 Present (Roll no. 255).  (All Actions)
05/16/2012 H.R.373 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011 05/16/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 338.  (All Actions)
04/18/2012 H.Res.619 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes. 04/18/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/08/2012 H.R.3610 Streamlining Workforce Development Programs Act of 2011 03/08/2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/29/2012 H.R.2117 Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act 02/29/2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
02/28/2012 H.Res.563 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2117) to prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 02/28/2012 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
11/18/2011 H.Res.470 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3094) to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that Act. 11/18/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
11/17/2011 H.Res.467 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2112) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. 11/17/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/17/2011 H.R.3223 To direct the Army Corps of Engineers to allow certain entities to use a portion of collected recreational user fees for administrative expenses and for the operations, maintenance, development of recreational facilities or management of natural resources. 10/17/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
10/13/2011 H.Res.430 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act. 10/13/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/13/2011 H.R.302 Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011 09/13/2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
09/08/2011 H.Res.395 Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 09/08/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 1253
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/17/2017 H.R.2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
05/17/2017 H.J.Res.66 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. Passed Yea
05/04/2017 H.R.1809 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.R.1808 Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.1180 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Passed Aye
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.67 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. Passed Yea
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/05/2017 H.Res.249 Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
04/04/2017 H.R.1881 Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.J.Res.83 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness". Passed Aye
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/27/2017 H.R.1387 SOAR Reauthorization Act
03/27/2017 H.J.Res.58 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues. Passed Yea
03/27/2017 H.J.Res.57 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Passed Yea
03/17/2017 H.R.1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
03/16/2017 H.R.1192 Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2017
03/09/2017 H.R.850 Agency Accountability Act of 2017
03/02/2017 H.R.997 English Language Unity Act of 2017
02/28/2017 H.J.Res.40 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. Passed Aye
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