BIOGRAPHY
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has represented
North Carolina's Fifth Congressional District since January 2005. She is
quickly emerging as a vocal leader on the issues of fiscal responsibility,
government accountability, family values and immigration reform. She was
ranked the most conservative Member of North Carolina's Congressional
Delegation by National Journal and has been called one of the "best and
brightest" Members of Congress by the American Conservative Union.
Virginia serves on three House committees:
Agriculture, Education and the Workforce and Government Reform. She was the
first member of her freshman class to introduce and pass a major bill. Her
bill, which helps our men and women in uniform, was signed by President Bush
on Memorial Day 2006.
Before her election to Congress, Virginia served
ten years in the North Carolina Senate. Prior to that, she served as Deputy
Secretary for Management under Governor Jim Martin and spent twelve years on
the Watauga County Board of Education.
Virginia spent the majority of her career
educating youth from Northwest North Carolina. She has served as an
instructor at Caldwell Community College and as a professor and administrator
at Appalachian State University. She also served as the President of Mayland
Community College in Spruce Pine.
Virginia grew up in rural Avery County, just
miles away from where she and her husband reside today. She was the first
member of her family to ever graduate from high school. She went on to
graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she
received a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in college
teaching. She then received her Doctorate in Education from the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Virginia and her husband, Tom, have been married
for over 40 years. Together, they established a nursery and landscaping
business in Watauga County, which is now being operated by their daughter and
son-in-law. The Foxxes enjoy gardening, attending church and spending high
quality time with their two grandchildren.
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