Anthony Foxx
| Anthony Foxx | |
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| 17th United States Secretary of Transportation | |
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In office July 2, 2013 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy |
John Porcari Victor Mendez |
| Preceded by | Ray LaHood |
| Succeeded by | Michael Huerta (Acting) |
| 54th Mayor of Charlotte | |
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In office December 7, 2009 – July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Pat McCrory |
| Succeeded by | Patsy Kinsey |
| Personal details | |
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Anthony Renard Foxx April 30, 1971 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Samara Ryder |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Davidson College (BA) New York University (JD) |
Anthony Renard Foxx (born April 30, 1971) is an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 2013 to 2017. Previously, he served as the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005, upon his 2009 mayoral victory he became the youngest mayor of Charlotte and its second African American mayor.
President Barack Obama nominated Foxx to be the Secretary of Transportation in April 2013, and he was confirmed by a 100-0 vote in June 2013.
Foxx was born on April 30, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was raised by his mother, Laura Foxx, and his grandparents, James and Mary Foxx, and graduated from West Charlotte High School. He graduated from Davidson College, where he was the first African American student body president, in 1993. Foxx majored in history, and went on to earn a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1996.
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. In 2004, he was the campaign manager for Representative Mel Watt.
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