Jennifer Wexton
U.S. Representative for Virginia
Jennifer Lynn Wexton was born in May 1968 in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Leesburg, Virginia. She earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and received a Juris Doctor from the College of William & Mary’s School of Law.
She entered into the private practice of law and also served as a substitute judge in Loudoun County, Virginia, and six years as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney. She served five years as a member of the Virginia Senate. Wexton was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, taking her seat in January 2019.
She is married to Andrew Wexton and they have two sons.
In the News…
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in both chambers of Congress that would force companies to disclose their business associations with manufacturers located in Xinjiang, a Chinese province where the government there has interred more than 1 million Uyghur Muslims.
The bill would press for stronger trade restrictions on China following reported abuses of religious minorities. Some in Congress argue it would make it more difficult for people to import products from Xinjiang, while others accused its sponsors of using Uyghur rights as a talking point for the coming elections.
Representative Jennifer Wexton of Virginia, the bill’s lead sponsor, said, “Crimes against humanity and perhaps even genocide are being committed by the Chinese government, and Republicans talk a good game but only if it doesn’t create any kind of burden on U.S. corporations or their profit margins—profit that may be earned off the backs of slave labor.”
Contact this Leader…
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The Honorable Jennifer Wexton
U.S. Representative for Virginia
1217 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
