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Foy\n\nJennifer Carroll Foy (born 1981) is an American politician and attorney. A Democrat, she is a member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 33rd district, and has served in that chamber since 2024.[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) She previously served in the [Virginia House of Delegates](https://www.edgepedia.org/virginia-house-of-delegates) from 2018 to 2020.[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Party | Democratic[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) |\n| Current office | Member, Virginia Senate, District 33 (since 2024)[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) |\n| Previous offices | Member, Virginia House of Delegates (2018–2020)[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) |\n| Born | 1981, Petersburg, Virginia[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) |\n| Education | Virginia Military Institute; Virginia State University; Thomas Jefferson School of Law (B.A., M.A., J.D.)[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nCarroll Foy is a Democrat, according to her official Senate page.[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117)\n\n## Early life and education\n\nCarroll Foy was born in [Petersburg, Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/petersburg-virginia), in 1981.[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) Her campaign biography says she was born and raised in Petersburg and was raised by her grandmother, Mary Lee Carroll, who worked as a health aide in the city. Her campaign site states that her grandmother would say, \"Jenn, if you have it, you have to give it.\"[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) According to the same account, when her grandmother suffered a stroke that made her a quadripelegic, Carroll Foy and her aunt had to make the decision to cut Mary Lee's prescription drugs in half some months so they could afford both the medication and their mortgage.[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/)\n\nIn high school, she joined the [Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps](https://www.edgepedia.org/junior-reserve-officers-training-corps) (JROTC). Her campaign site says that after the Supreme Court's decision opening the door for women to attend [Virginia Military Institute](https://www.edgepedia.org/virginia-military-institute), she knew she had to attend, and that she was one of the first women to graduate from VMI.[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) Her campaign site says she is one of the first African-American women to graduate from VMI.[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/) After graduating, she received a master's degree from Virginia State University and a law degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law.[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/)\n\n## Career\n\nCarroll Foy began her career as a magistrate judge. Her campaign site says she \"quickly saw how people in her courtroom were being treated differently based on their race, economic status, or zip code\" and became a public defender \"to help give a voice to the voiceless\".[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/)\n\nShe was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017 and served from 2018 to 2020.[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) • [2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) Her campaign site says she ran for office while pregnant with her twin boys and \"flipped a historically red district blue\".[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) In the House, her campaign site says, she \"led the charge to clean up toxic coal ash ponds across the Commonwealth\" and was part of the successful push to expand Medicaid to over 500,000 Virginians.[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/)\n\nShe has served as a member of the Virginia Senate from the 33rd district since 2024.[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) The district includes parts of Fairfax County and Prince William County.[1](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117) On her campaign website, she writes, \"I have never been able to ignore a call from my community to serve.\"[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/)\n\n## Issues specific to Carroll Foy\n\nHer campaign site describes her as a former foster mom, and her campaign homepage states, \"As one of the first African-American women to graduate from Virginia Military Institute, a former foster mom, magistrate judge, public defender, and Delegate, I've dedicated my life to the service of others.\"[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/)\n\nHer campaign site says she has earned the support of individuals, groups, and organizations that represent hundreds of thousands of Virginians and millions of Americans.[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) In a message on her campaign homepage, she credits her work to \"Governor Northam, Speaker Filler-Corn, the House and Senate Caucuses, and outstanding activists in my district and across Virginia\".[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/)\n\n## Positions and legislative record\n\n### Equal Rights Amendment\n\nDuring the 2020 General Assembly, her campaign site says, she \"led the charge to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia as the bill's chief sponsor\".[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) On her campaign homepage, she lists ratifying the [Equal Rights Amendment](https://www.edgepedia.org/equal-rights-amendment) among the results she says she helped lead.[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/)\n\n### Health care\n\nHer campaign site says she was part of the successful push to expand Medicaid to over 500,000 Virginians during her time in the House of Delegates.[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) On her campaign homepage, she cites \"expanding Medicaid to roughly 500,000 Virginians\" among the results she says she helped lead for Virginians.[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/)\n\n### Environment\n\nHer campaign site says that in the House of Delegates she \"led the charge to clean up toxic coal ash ponds across the Commonwealth\".[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) On her campaign homepage, she lists \"cleaning up toxic coal ash\" among the results she says she helped lead.[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/)\n\n### Labor and economic issues\n\nHer campaign site says that during the 2020 General Assembly she advanced what it calls a \"pro-woman, pro-labor, and pro-environment agenda\".[2](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/) On her campaign homepage, she lists raising the minimum wage, expanding broadband, and providing opportunities for veterans to start businesses among the results she says she helped lead.[3](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Jennifer Carroll Foy, Senator, 33rd District, Virginia Senate](https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/memberpage.php?id=S117)\n2. [Meet Jennifer - Jennifer Carroll Foy for State Senate](https://jennifercarrollfoy.com/meet-jennifer/)\n3. 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