Candidate Biography (submitted by campaign):

Virginia has represented North Carolina's Fifth Congressional District since January 2005. She is 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 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. In 2008 she also pushed through legislation that reduces the cost of operating the federal government.

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.

Virginia Foxx is a voice for North Carolina values and a champion of conservative ideas. She is fighting to increase access to American-made energy, to drill for American oil and gas and to cut taxes to jump start economic growth. Virginia believes that we need to get government out of the way by slashing burdensome regulation and taxes. Together with tax cuts and American innovation we can put more Americans back to work.