Jennifer Carroll Foy

Jennifer Carroll Foy (born September 25, 1981) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Virginia. A public defender, she was elected in 2017 to represent Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district, which encompasses Prince William County, Virginia, and Stafford County, Virginia in Northern Virginia. In April 2020, Foy filed paperwork to register a gubernatorial campaign committee to run for governor of Virginia in 2021.[1][2] If elected, Foy would be the first female governor of Virginia and the first African-American female governor of the United States.[3]

Jennifer Carroll Foy
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 10, 2018
Preceded byMark Dudenhefer
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Denise Carroll

(1981-09-25) September 25, 1981
Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jeffrey Foy
Children2
EducationVirginia Military Institute (BA)
Virginia State University (MA)
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (JD)

Early life and education

Foy was born and raised in Petersburg, Virginia, and graduated from Petersburg High School. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Virginia Military Institute. She was in the third class of female cadets to ever attend VMI, and received a full scholarship to attend the university.[4] Foy received her Master's degree from Virginia State University, and a JD from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law.[5]

Career

After graduating from law school, Foy spent time teaching and worked in Los Angeles as a litigation associate. She moved back to Virginia and opened a private practice that focused on criminal defense.[6]

In February 2017, Foy entered the race for the Second District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.[6] In her 2017 campaign, Foy ran on expanding Medicaid, raising the minimum wage, increasing teacher pay, and criminal justice reform.[7] In November 2017, Foy beat Republican Mike Makee, and became delegate of Virginia's Second district.[8] In 2020, Foy filed paperwork to seek the Democratic nomination in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election.[9]

Foy has seats on the Courts of Justice; Finance; and Public Safety Committees.[10]

In May 2020, Foy announced her run for governor of Virginia.[11]

Issues

Healthcare

Foy voted to pass Medicaid expansion in the General Assembly in March 2018, expanding health care access to 400,000 Virginians.[12]

Criminal Justice Reform
  • HB446 - Foy proposed legislation to lower the penalty for driving on a suspended license from class one misdemeanor to traffic infraction when the reason was a failure to pay a court ordered fine.[13]
  • HB112 - Foy proposed legislation to increase the grand larceny threshold from $200 to $1,000. While her legislation was not passed, she cosponsored the legislation that raised the felony threshold to $500.[14] [15]
  • HB366 - In 2020, Foy passed legislation to establish a public defender office for the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the County of Prince William. [16]

Worker Protection
  • HB2120 - Foy proposed legislation to create 12 weeks of paid family leave during the 2019 session. The legislation was ultimately left in committee. [17]
  • HB1569 - Foy proposed legislation requiring employers to give certain employees estimates for the employee's expected minimum shifts per month, along with the days and hours of those shifts. The legislation ultimately did not make it out of committee. [18]

Education
  • HB2104 - Foy proposed legislation to require school dress codes to permit religious or ethnically appropriate head covering and hair style. The legislation also requires these codes to maintain gender neutrality and establish clear, objective standards for subjective terms like "provocative". The bill did not pass the Republican dominated legislature.[19]
  • HB2037 - Foy proposed and passed legislation to create an alternative pipeline for teachers to diversify the teacher workforce.[20]

Women's Rights

Personal life

She is married to Jeffery Foy. In July 2017, she gave birth to twin boys.[22]

Electoral history
Date Election Candidate Party Votes %
Virginia House of Delegates, 2nd district
June 13, 2017[23] Primary Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic 2,182 50.14%
Josh King Democratic 2,170 49.86%
Nov 7, 2017[24] General Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic 13,366 63.04%
Mike Makee Republican 7,803 36.80%
Nov 5, 2019[25] General Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic 11,828 60.92%
Heather Mitchell Republican 7,563 38.95%

References
  1. Times-Dispatch, JUSTIN MATTINGLY Richmond. "Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy files paperwork to run for governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. Press, SARAH RANKIN Associated. "Democrat Carroll Foy files to run for Virginia governor". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. Moomaw, Graham. "Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy files paperwork to run for governor". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. Lowkell. Video: Rising Star Jennifer Carroll Foy’s Amazing Story Shows Women Can Do Anything Blue Virginia. 17 Sept 2017
  5. Jennifer Foy at ballotpedia.org
  6. LANCE–STAR, AMANDA VICINANZO THE FREE. "Democrat Jennifer Carroll Foy enters race for Second District seat". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  7. "Internet Archive Jennifer Carroll Foy Campaign Website". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17.
  8. akoma@insidenova.com, Alex Koma. "Foy wins open seat to represent 2nd District; part of sweeping Democratic victories". INSIDENOVA.COM. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  9. Moomaw, Graham. "Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy files paperwork to run for governor". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  10. "LIS > Bill Tracking > Member > 2020 Session > Jennifer Carroll Foy". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  11. Vozzella, Laura (2020-05-27). "Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy announces bid in Virginia governor's race". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  12. Moomaw, Graham (March 30, 2018). "For Va. House Democratic freshmen, Medicaid expansion vote is payoff to 2017 campaigns". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  13. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB446 > 2018 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  14. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB112 > 2018 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  15. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB1550 > 2018 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  16. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB366 > 2020 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  17. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB2120 > 2019 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  18. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB1569 > 2019 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  19. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB2104 > 2019 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  20. "LIS > Bill Tracking > HB2037 > 2019 session". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  21. Chappell, Bill (January 15, 2020). "Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline". National Public Radio. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  22. Linda Feldmann. In Trump era, a sudden flood of women candidates. Christian Science Monitor. 10 Nov 2017.
  23. "House of Delegates District 2". www.vpap.org. Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  24. "Elections: House of Delegates District 2". www.vpap.org. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  25. "Elections: House of Delegates District 2". www.vpap.org. Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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