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  • FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN
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
10/07/2015 H.Res.461 Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 10/07/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/29/2015 H.Res.444 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3495) to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. 09/29/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/25/2015 H.Res.442 Electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 09/25/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/17/2015 H.Res.421 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3134) to provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3504) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion; and for other purposes. 09/17/2015 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 246 - 179 (Roll no. 503).  (All Actions)
07/14/2015 H.R.3050 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow rollovers from other retirement plans into simple retirement accounts. 07/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
06/10/2015 H.Res.304 Electing certain Members to standing committees of the House of Representatives. 06/10/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/13/2015 H.Res.255 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1735) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military constructions, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2048) to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 05/13/2015 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 186 (Roll no. 221).  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.Res.229 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 04/29/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.970 Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
04/14/2015 H.Res.199 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 04/14/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/24/2015 H.Res.165 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 03/24/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/19/2015 H.Res.152 Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 132) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures. 03/19/2015 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 233 - 181 (Roll no. 127).  (All Actions)
02/26/2015 H.Res.125 Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to support State and local accountability for public education, protect State and local authority, inform parents of the performance of their children's schools, and for other purposes. 02/26/2015 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 184 (Roll no. 93).  (All Actions)
02/13/2015 H.R.827 Robo COP Act 02/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/05/2015 H.R.50 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 02/05/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/04/2015 H.Res.78 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 50) to provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal mandates, and for other purposes. 02/04/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/22/2015 H.Res.42 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions. 01/22/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/21/2015 H.Res.39 Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 01/21/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/21/2015 H.Res.38 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 161) to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 36) to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes. 01/21/2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/07/2015 H.Res.20 Authorizing the Speaker to administer the oath of office. 01/07/2015 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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