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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
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