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Anthony Foxx
Anthony Renard Foxx was the secretary of transportation under the Obama administration.[1] He was nominated on April 29, 2013, and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 2013.[2]
Before becoming secretary of transportation, Foxx was Charlotte, North Carolina's youngest mayor.[3]
Biography
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Foxx attended West Charlotte High School before graduating from Davidson College. He earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law as a Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar.[4] Foxx worked as a law clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, and a staff council on the United States House Committee on the Judiciary before being elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005. He also worked at the private law firm Hunton & Williams.[4]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Foxx's academic, professional, and political career:[3][5][4]
- 2013-January 20, 2017: United States Secretary of Transportation
- 2009-2013: Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2005-2009: Member of Charlotte City Council
- 2004: Campaign Manager for Rep. Mel Watt
- 1996: Earned J.D. from New York University School of Law
- 1993: Graduated from Davidson College
Confirmation vote
Foxx was confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 2013, by a vote of 100-0.[2] He succeeded Ray LaHood.
| Anthony Foxx confirmation vote, June 27, 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes for  |
Votes against  |
Total votes |
 Democrats |
52 | 0 | 52 |
 Republicans |
46 | 0 | 46 |
 Independents |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Votes | 100 | 0 | 100 |
 |
Secretary of Transportation term initiatives
30-year DOT outlook
Foxx announced the development of a 30-year transportation outlook by DOT officials on September 7, 2014, in an effort to distance the country from the Highway Trust Fund, which gave federal fuel taxation money to state transportation departments for highway construction and maintenance. Foxx said, "We’re having the wrong conversation about transportation in this country. There are a host of factors that are colliding, that are changing the ground underneath us. But yet our policies, not to mention our funding, aren’t keeping up. I think it’s very important for us to have a new reset. ... My hope is that people will take a look at this, and some of the unexamined assumptions we’ve had about transportation in the last couple of decades will start to be examined, and policymakers hopefully will understand we can’t just concern ourselves with the funding side of the equation, that how that funding is actually deployed is a key piece of how we move forward."[6]
Elections
2016
Foxx was considered to be a potential Democratic candidate for North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat in 2016.[7][8]
| Potential match-up: Richard Burr vs. Anthony Foxx | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Richard Burr (R) | Anthony Foxx (D) | Not sure | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling December 4-7, 2014 | 44% | 38% | 18% | +/-3.4 | 823 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Personal
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Foxx and his spouse have two children.[5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Times, "Charlotte Mayor Is Chosen as Transportation Chief," April 29, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GovTrack, "On the Nomination: Anthony Renard Foxx," June 27, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Department of Transportation, "Meet the Secretary," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New York University, "Alumnus of the Month," May 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Charlotte, "Anthony Foxx," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Anthony Foxx takes a futurist turn at the Department of Transportation," September 7, 2014
- ↑ National Journal, "Losing Democrats Already Being Touted for 2016 Comebacks," accessed December 11, 2014
- ↑ Charlotte Business Journal, "U.S. Senate race for N.C. in 2016: 'Fasten your seatbelt,'" accessed December 11, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ray LaHood |
U.S. Secretary of Transportation 2013-January 20, 2017 |
Succeeded by Elaine Chao |
