Virginia Foxx
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, North Carolina District 5 (since 2005)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative
Background
- B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill (1968); M.A. (1972) and Ed.D. (1985), UNC Greensboro. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Faculty member and administrator at Appalachian State University; president of Mayland Community College, 1987-1993. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Watauga County Board of Education member (first elected 1976). source: en.wikipedia.org
- N.C. Senate, 1995-2005. source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. House since 2005; chair of the House Education Committee (2017-2019, 2023-2025) and of the House Rules Committee since 2025. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- "Rein in wasteful spending, encourage economic growth, and strengthen our national security" source: virginiafoxx.com
- Solutions that "come from right here in North Carolina, not from Washington insiders" source: virginiafoxx.com
- Workforce skills programs (cites the SKILLS Act) source: virginiafoxx.com
- Transparency and accountability in federal agencies source: virginiafoxx.com
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