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Anthony Foxx
17th United States Secretary of Transportation
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 2, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
DeputyJohn Porcari
Preceded byRay LaHood
54th Mayor of Charlotte
In office
December 7, 2009 – July 1, 2013
Preceded byPat McCrory
Succeeded byPatsy Kinsey
Personal details
Born
Anthony Renard Foxx

(1971-04-30) April 30, 1971 (age 53)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSamara Ryder
Alma materDavidson College
New York University, JD

Anthony Renard Foxx (born April 30, 1971) is an American politician who has been United States Secretary of Transportation since 2013. He served as the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2009 to 2013. He was first elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005, and he was elected as Mayor on November 3, 2009, winning 51.5%[1] of the vote and defeating his City Council colleague, Republican John Lassiter. He won a second term on November 8, 2011, winning more than two-thirds of the vote against Republican Scott Stone.[2] He is a member of the Democratic Party.[3]

Originally elected at the age of 38, Foxx was the youngest mayor of Charlotte,[4][5] and was the first Democrat to hold the office since Harvey Gantt left office in 1987.[6] He was Charlotte's second African American mayor, as well as its first newly elected mayor since 1995, when Pat McCrory began the first of his record seven terms in office. On April 5, 2013, he announced that he would not seek reelection as Mayor in 2013.[7]

On April 29, 2013, President Barack Obama said he would nominate Foxx to be the Secretary of Transportation.[8][9] On June 27, 2013 the Senate confirmed the nomination of Foxx to the post of Secretary of Transportation on a vote of 100-0.[10] He was sworn into the position on July 2, 2013.[11]

Early life

Foxx was born on April 30, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina.[12] He was raised by his mother, Laura Foxx, and his grandparents, James and Mary Foxx,[13] and graduated from West Charlotte High School.[3][14] He graduated from Davidson College, where he was the first African American student body president,[15] in 1993. Foxx majored in history,[16] and went on to earn a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1996.[14][16]

After law school, Foxx returned to Charlotte to work for a short time at the Smith, Helms, Mullis, and Moore law firm, and left to become a clerk for Judge Nathaniel R. Jones of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. Later he worked for the United States Department of Justice and the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.[14] In 2004, he was the campaign manager for Representative Mel Watt.[15]

In 2001, he returned to Charlotte to work as a business litigator for Hunton & Williams.[14] While a member of the city council, he retained his position as a litigator at Hunton & Williams, switching to part-time status.[17] In 2009, he left Hunton & Williams to join DesignLine Corporation, a hybrid electric bus manufacturer, as its Deputy General Counsel.

Political career

Municipal government

Foxx was first elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005 to an at-large seat, and was re-elected in 2007. He won election as Charlotte's mayor in 2009. Early in his political career, Foxx gained a reputation as a quick study of local policy and led a number of City Council initiatives, including the development of policies to enhance job creation into the urban core of Charlotte, environmental efforts that led to a single stream recycling program and greenhouse gas reduction policies and acceleration of the region's transit plan.

Beginning his tenure as mayor while facing a nearly 13% area unemployment rate, Foxx has announced the creation of more than 4,000 new jobs, has worked to reinforce Charlotte's role as a critical energy industry hub, hosted a series of town hall meetings with unemployed workers, pushed for changes to the city's small business loan program to create new jobs, saw the completion of a new runway at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and led a delegation of Charlotte business leaders to meet with senior White House officials to press for several economic recovery spending measures. Three weeks later, President Barack Obama traveled to Charlotte to visit the new Duke Energy Headquarters and to highlight the first positive monthly job growth figures in 18 months.

Secretary of Transportation

President Obama said April 29, 2013, that he would nominate Foxx to be the Secretary of Transportation. On June 27, 2013, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Foxx to the Secretary of Transportation by a vote of 100-0.[10] Foxx resigned from his elected position as mayor to accept the federal appointment.[18] He announced his transportation priorities on 15 January 2014 at the at the 93rd Annual Transportation Research Board Chairman’s Luncheon in Washington, DC.[19]

Personal life

Foxx is married to Samara Ryder,[15][20][dead link‍] also an attorney; they have a daughter Hillary and a son Ben.[20][dead link‍]

References

  1. ^ State Board of Elections - Nov. 3 Mecklenburg election results
  2. ^ Mecklenburg - Election Results
  3. ^ a b Morrill, Jim; Lyttle, Steve (2009-11-03). "Foxx elected Charlotte's mayor". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2009-11-03. [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Spanberg, Erik (2009-11-06). "Pat McCrory: Seven terms and not (quite) done yet". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Mayor-Elect Anthony Foxx Sits Down For Exclusive Interview With Channel 9". WSOC-TV. 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  6. ^ Morrill, Jim (2008-10-28). "Anthony Foxx Announces He's Candidate for Mayor - The Democrat and Charlotte City Council Member is First to Declare in 2009 Race". Charlotte Observer. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx cites family in announcement he won’t run for third term" (Charlotte Business Journal article)
  8. ^ Baker, Peter (29 April 2013). "Charlotte Mayor Is Chosen as Transportation Chief". The York Times. New York City.
  9. ^ Nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation: Hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, May 22, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Cabinet post caps Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's steep ascent | CharlotteObserver.com
  11. ^ Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Sworn in as 17th U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Department of Transportation
  12. ^ Blogger: Inloggen
  13. ^ "Where Politics is a Family Affair". The Charlotte Observer. 2007-02-06. p. 1B. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  14. ^ a b c d Harrison, Steve (2009-10-18). "Anthony Foxx, Democrat - Describes Himself as Mediator, Ready to Speak Out on Issues". Charlotte Observer. p. 1A. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  15. ^ a b c Rubin, Richard (2005-09-29). "Grandfather's Lessons Pay Off for City Council Contender - Grandson of Stalwart of Democratic Party Leads Primary At-Large Ticket". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1B. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ a b "Hunton & Williams | Bios | Anthony R. Foxx". Hunton & Williams. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  17. ^ Valle, Kirsten (2009-11-06). "Foxx's mayor role raises firm's profile". The Charlotte Observer. p. 10A. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  18. ^ "Anthony Foxx resigns as mayor, Patsy Kinsey named new mayor".
  19. ^ Secretary Anthony Foxx: Remarks at the 93rd Annual Transportation Research Board Chairman’s Luncheon, Transportation Research Board
  20. ^ a b "Anthony Foxx online biography". Retrieved 2012-04-29.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Charlotte
2009–2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Secretary of Transportation
2013–present 		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Order of Precedence of the United States
as Secretary of Transportation 		Succeeded byas Secretary of Energy
U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded by 11th in line
as Secretary of Transportation 		Succeeded byas Secretary of Energy

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