Virginia Foxx

Virginia Ann Foxx (née Palmieri; born June 29, 1943) is an American politician and educator serving as the U . representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Foxx has served as chair of the House Rules Committee since 2025 in the 119th Congress. She also served as Secretary of the House Republican Conference from 2013 to 2016. She was the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor from 2019 to 2023 and served as the committee's chair from 2017 to 2019 and from 2023 to 2025. Foxx's district encompasses much of the rural northwestern portion of the state, including the majority of Greensboro. Since January 2025, Foxx has been the dean of North Carolina's congressional delegation, having previously shared the deanship with Patrick McHenry until his retirement.

Infobox

Preceded by

Alexander Sands Fred Folger

Succeeded by

John Garwood

Leader

John Boehner Paul Ryan

Constituency

12th district (1995–2003) 45th district (2003–2005)

Born

Virginia Ann Palmieri (1943-06-29) June 29, 1943 New York City, New York, U .

Party

Republican

Spouse

Thomas Foxx (m. 1963)

Children

Education

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) University of North Carolina, Greensboro (MA, EdD)

Website

House website Campaign website

Tables

· External links

Preceded byJohn Kline

U . House of Representatives

Preceded byJohn Kline

U . House of Representatives

Chair of the House Education Committee 2017–2019

U . House of Representatives

Succeeded byBobby Scott

Preceded byBobby Scott

U . House of Representatives

Preceded byBobby Scott

U . House of Representatives

Ranking Member of the House Education Committee 2019–2023

Chair of the House Education Committee 2023–2025

U . House of Representatives

Chair of the House Education Committee 2023–2025

U . House of Representatives

Succeeded byTim Walberg

Preceded byMichael C. Burgess

U . House of Representatives

Preceded byMichael C. Burgess

U . House of Representatives

Chair of the House Rules Committee 2025–present

U . House of Representatives

Incumbent

Party political offices

U . House of Representatives

Party political offices

Preceded byJohn Carter

U . House of Representatives

Preceded byJohn Carter

U . House of Representatives

Secretary of House Republican Conference 2013–2017

U . House of Representatives

Succeeded byJason Smith

U . order of precedence (ceremonial)

U . House of Representatives

U . order of precedence (ceremonial)

Preceded byHenry Cuellar

U . House of Representatives

Preceded byHenry Cuellar

U . House of Representatives

United States representatives by seniority 47th

U . House of Representatives

Succeeded byAl Green

Preceded byTom Cole

U . House of Representatives

Preceded byTom Cole

U . House of Representatives

Order of precedence of the United States

U . House of Representatives

Succeeded byEmanuel Cleaver

U . House of Representatives
Preceded byRichard Burr	Member of the U . House of Representatives from North Carolina's 5th congressional district 2005–present	Incumbent
Preceded byJohn Kline	Chair of the House Education Committee 2017–2019	Succeeded byBobby Scott
Preceded byBobby Scott	Ranking Member of the House Education Committee 2019–2023	Succeeded byBobby Scott
Preceded byBobby Scott	Chair of the House Education Committee 2023–2025	Succeeded byTim Walberg
Preceded byMichael C. Burgess	Chair of the House Rules Committee 2025–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded byJohn Carter	Secretary of House Republican Conference 2013–2017	Succeeded byJason Smith
U . order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byHenry Cuellar	United States representatives by seniority 47th	Succeeded byAl Green
Preceded byTom Cole	Order of precedence of the United States	Succeeded byEmanuel Cleaver

References

"First-term women members of the 109th Congress"
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc223/pdf/GPO-CDOC-108hdoc223-3-2.pdf
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000450
"Virginia Foxx to be only woman leading House committees in 119th Congress"
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-women-chosen-lead-house-committees-time-decades/story?id=116764680
WFMY-TV
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/politics/elections/who-won-us-house-district-5-election/83-5fb4be60-efe4-4064-898e-43a94005fc95
NC Newsline
https://ncnewsline.com/2024/11/11/meet-the-north-carolina-members-of-the-u-s-house/
The Assembly
https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/virginia-foxx-patrick-mchenry/
U . Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
https://foxx.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=364983
The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5402151-virginia-foxx-north-carolina-house-gop/
The Hill
https://thehill.com/capital-living/20680-a-foxx-at-home-in-the-jungle/amp/
U . Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
https://foxx.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398989
Raleigh News & Observer
https://web.archive.org/web/20120728014722/http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/profiles/virginia_foxx
"Celebrities, Notable Public Figures Reveal Their Most Memorable Teachers"
https://web.archive.org/web/20120424201956/http://www.nea.org/grants/17345.htm
The Courier-Sun
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-courier-upward-bound-program-o/197515904/
Winston-Salem Journal
https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-assistant-dean-is/197516089/
Asheville Citizen-Times
https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-asu-names-foxx/197517275/
Hickory Daily Record
https://www.newspapers.com/article/hickory-daily-record-watauga-board-choos/197516337/
Winston-Salem Journal
https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-northwest-counties/197516494/
Winston-Salem Journal
https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-northwest-canvass/197516998/
Winston-Salem Journal
https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-republican-tide-ri/197518280/
The Asheville Citizen
https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-wnc-women-electe/197516661/