Virginia Foxx
| Virginia Foxx | |
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| Chair of the House Education Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | John Kline |
| Secretary of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Leader |
John Boehner Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | John Carter |
| Succeeded by | Jason Smith |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Burr |
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Virginia Ann Palmieri June 29, 1943 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Foxx |
| Education |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of North Carolina, Greensboro (MA, EdD) |
Virginia Ann Foxx (née Palmieri; June 29, 1943) is the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district, which encompasses much of the northwestern portion of the state and a portion of Winston-Salem. Foxx is a member of the Republican Party and served as Secretary of the House Republican Conference from January 2013 until January 2017. She is the current chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Foxx was born in The Bronx, New York, to Dollie (née Garrison) and Nunzio John Palmieri. She was reared in a rural area of Avery County, North Carolina. Foxx grew up in a poor family and first lived in a home with running water and electricity at 14 years old.
While attending Crossnore High School in Crossnore, North Carolina, she worked as a janitor at the school and was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in 1968 and later earned both a Master of Arts in college teaching (1972) and Ed.D (1985) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. With her husband, Virginia Foxx owned and operated a nursery and landscaping business.
Foxx worked as a research assistant and then an English instructor at Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute and Appalachian State University before moving into university administration. From 1987 until her 1994 entry into politics, she was president of Mayland Community College. Under North Carolina Governor James G. Martin, Foxx served as Deputy Secretary for Management. From 1994 to 2004, Foxx served in the North Carolina Senate.
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