North Carolina’s Appalachian Representatives

Virginia Foxx (NC-5) Representing northwestern North Carolina, Congresswoman Foxx was elected to the House after serving 10 years in the state Senate. She is a conservative and advocates reducing the size of government wherever possible. Last year, she voted for H.R. 3409, a bundle of coal-friendly bills which Foxx wrote would “stop the U.S. Environmental…

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Regional Representation

  Marking the beginning of the most diverse Congress in the nation’s history, the 113th meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives began on January 3. Nationwide, the Democratic party gained nine seats in the House as a result of the November election, but it remains narrowly under Republican control. We looked at 16 central…

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