Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor | |
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House Majority Leader | |
In office January 3, 2011 – August 1, 2014 | |
Speaker | John Boehner |
Preceded by | Steny Hoyer |
Succeeded by | Kevin McCarthy |
House Minority Whip | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | |
Leader | John Boehner |
Preceded by | Roy Blunt |
Succeeded by | Steny Hoyer |
House Republican Chief Deputy Whip | |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 | |
Appointed by | Roy Blunt |
Leader | Dennis Hastert |
Preceded by | Roy Blunt |
Succeeded by | Kevin McCarthy |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district | |
In office January 3, 2001 – August 18, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Thomas J. Bliley Jr. |
Succeeded by | Dave Brat |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 73rd district | |
In office January 8, 1992 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Walter Stosch |
Succeeded by | John O'Bannon |
Personal details | |
Born | Eric Ivan Cantor June 6, 1963 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Diana Fine (m. 1989) |
Children | 3 |
Education | George Washington University (BA) College of William and Mary (JD) Columbia University (MS) |
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented
Prior to serving in the House of Representatives, Cantor represented the 73rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates. His congressional district included most of the northern and western sections of Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs, and until redistricting in 2013 also portions of the Shenandoah Valley.
In June 2014, in his bid for reelection, Cantor lost the Republican primary to economics professor Dave Brat in an upset that greatly surprised political analysts. In response, Cantor announced his early resignation as House Majority Leader. Several weeks later, he announced his resignation from Congress, which took effect on August 18, 2014. Shortly thereafter, Cantor accepted a position as vice chairman of investment bank Moelis & Company.[1][2] At the time of his resignation, Cantor was the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in its history and the only non-Christian Republican in either house.[3][4]
Early life, education, and career
Cantor, the second of three children, was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Mary Lee (née Hudes), a schoolteacher, and Eddie Cantor, who owned a real estate firm. His family emigrated from Russia, Romania, and Latvia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.[5][6] His father was the state treasurer for Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign.[7] Cantor was raised in Conservative Judaism.[5]
He graduated from the
Cantor worked in his family's real estate business before being elected to Congress.[11]
Virginia House of Delegates
Cantor served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to January 1, 2001.[10] At various times he was a member of committees on Science and Technology, Corporation Insurance and Banking, General Laws, Courts of Justice, (co-chairman) Claims.[12][13] Cantor announced on March 14, 2000, that he would seek the seat in the United States House of Representatives that was being vacated by Tom Bliley. Cantor had chaired Bliley's reelection campaigns for the previous six years, and immediately gained the support of Bliley's political organization, as well as Bliley's endorsement later in the primary.[14] However, Cantor still faced an extremely spirited challenge in the primary and won that election by only a razor-thin margin of 263 votes out of over 40,000 cast. [15]
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee assignments
During his first term, Cantor was chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. He has also served on the
Party leadership
In 2002, weeks after winning a second term, Cantor was appointed by Republican Whip
On November 19, 2008, Cantor was unanimously elected
Cantor was a member of the
As House Majority Leader, Cantor was named in House Resolution 368, which was passed by the
Legislation
Cantor was a strong supporter of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, which he was the one to name in Gabriella Miller's honor.[25] The bill, which passed in both the House and the Senate, would end taxpayer contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and divert the money in that fund to pay for research into pediatric cancer through the National Institutes of Health.[25][26] The total funding for research would come to $126 million over 10 years.[25][26] As of 2014, the national conventions got about 23% of their funding from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.[27] Cantor said that the bill "clearly reflects Congressional priorities in funding: medical research before political parties and conventions".[25]
Political positions
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For much of his career in the House, Cantor was the only Jewish Republican in the United States Congress.
In May 2008, Cantor said that the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is not a "constant sore" but rather "a constant reminder of the greatness of America",[31] and following Barack Obama's election as President in November 2008, Cantor stated that a "stronger U.S.–Israel relationship" remains a top priority for him and that he would be "very outspoken" if Obama "did anything to undermine those ties."[3][32] Shortly after the 2010 midterm elections, Cantor met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just before Netanyahu was to meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. According to Cantor's office, he "stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on the Administration" and "made clear that the Republican majority understands the special relationship between Israel and the United States."[33] Cantor was criticized for engaging in foreign policy;[34] one basis for the criticism was that in 2007, after Nancy Pelosi met with the President of Syria, Cantor himself had raised the possibility "that her recent diplomatic overtures ran afoul of the Logan Act, which makes it a felony for any American 'without authority of the United States' to communicate with a foreign government to influence that government's behavior on any disputes with the United States."[35]
Social issues
Cantor opposed public funding of
On November 2, 2010, Cantor told Wolf Blitzer of CNN that he would try to trim the federal deficit by reducing welfare.Economy, budgeting, and trade
Cantor was a supporter of
In October 2008, Cantor advocated and voted for the TARP program which aided distressed banks.[38]
On September 29, 2008, Cantor blamed Pelosi for what he felt was the failure of the
The following February, Cantor led Republicans in the House of Representatives in voting against the
In his book Young Guns, Cantor summarized Keynesian economics with the following opinion, "The idea is that the government can be counted on to spend more wisely than the people."[44]
As Majority Leader, Cantor steered the STOCK Act through the House, which requires Congressmen to disclose their stock investments more regularly and in a more transparent manner.[45] The legislation passed the House in a 417–2 bipartisan vote on February 9, 2012. It was ultimately signed by President Obama on April 4, 2012.[46] In July 2012, CNN reported that changes made by the House version of the legislation excluded reporting requirements by spouses and dependent children. Initially, Cantor's office insisted it did nothing to change the intent of the STOCK Act; however, when presented with new information from CNN, the Majority Leader's office recognized that changes had unintentionally been made and offered technical corrections to fulfill the original intent of the legislation.[47] These corrections were passed by Congress on August 3, 2012.[48]
As Majority Leader, Cantor shepherded the JOBS Act through the House, which combined bipartisan ideas for economic growth – like crowdfunding for startups – into one piece of legislation. Ultimately, President Obama, Eric Cantor, Steve Case and other leaders joined together at the signing ceremony.[49]
Cantor proposed initiatives which he purported would help small businesses grow, including a 20 percent tax cut for businesses that employ fewer than 500 people.[50]
Other foreign affairs
In an article he wrote for the National Review in 2007, he condemned Nancy Pelosi's diplomatic visit to Syria, and her subsequent meeting with President Bashar al-Assad, whom he referred to as a "dictator and terror-sponsor"; saying that if "Speaker Pelosi's diplomatic foray into Syria weren't so harmful to U.S. interests in the Middle East, it would have been laughable."[51]
In 2014, Cantor criticized what he referred to as "the isolationist sentiment" and said that it was a mistake to withdraw from Iraq and had called for troops to remain in Afghanistan.[52]
During the 2016 presidential election Cantor, a supporter of Israel,[53] called on Donald Trump to be more consistent with his support for Israel.[54]
Political campaigns
Cantor formerly represented Virginia's 7th congressional district, which stretches from the western end of Richmond, through its suburbs, and northward to Page, Rappahannock Culpeper and parts of Spotsylvania, county. It also includes the towns of Mechanicsville and Laurel. The district has traditionally been strongly Republican; it had been in Republican hands since 1981 until 2018, when Cantor's successor Dave Brat lost his re-election to Abigail Spanberger (it was numbered as the 3rd District prior to 1993).[55]
Virginia House of Delegates
Cantor was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1991, winning the race for the 73rd district seat unopposed.[citation needed] He was re-elected in 1993 with 79% of the vote.[citation needed] He won re-election in 1995, 1997, and 1999; in all three races he was unopposed.[citation needed]
House of Representatives
Cantor was first elected to the
In 2002, Cantor was opposed by Democrat
In 2004, Cantor was opposed by Independent W. B. Blanton. Cantor won with 75.5% of the vote. In 2006, Cantor was opposed by Democrat James M. Nachman and Independent W. B. Blanton. Cantor won with 64% to Nachman's 34% and Blanton's 2%.[citation needed]
In August 2008, news reports surfaced that Cantor was being considered as
In
In
2014 Republican primary and resignation
On June 10, 2014, in a major upset, Cantor lost the Republican primary 44.5 percent–55.5 percent to
Cantor's loss in the primary was described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the greatest political upsets of modern times."[69] His loss was attributed to numerous factors including a moderating of his views after entering House leadership, being disconnected from his district, a lack of enthusiasm among his supporters, low turnout for the primary election, and support of Brat from radio talk show hosts.[71]
Although the national media were shocked at Brat's victory, Richmond-area media outlets had received signs well before the primary that Cantor was in trouble.[72] The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported two weeks before the primary that a number of Cantor's constituents felt he took them for granted. The Times-Dispatch also revealed that Cantor's attempt to brand Brat as a liberal professor actually made more people turn out for Brat.[73] The Chesterfield Observer, a local paper serving Chesterfield County—roughly half of which is in the 7th—reported that Tea-Party-aligned candidates had won several victories there, and at least one Cantor loyalist believed Tea Party supporters smelled "blood in the water."[74] One local reporter told David Carr of The New York Times that many constituents believed Cantor was arrogant and unapproachable. However, due to massive cutbacks, the race was severely under-polled by local media. Few Capitol Hill reporters were willing to go to Cantor's district, for fear that they would be out of Washington in case a major story broke.[72]
Following his primary defeat, Cantor announced his resignation as House Majority Leader effective on July 31 and declared that he would not run in the general election. In an interview with the Times-Dispatch that day, Cantor announced his resignation from Congress effective August 18 and said that he had asked Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to call for a special election on November 4 to coincide with the 2014 general election.[75][76][77]
In early September, advisory firm Moelis & Company announced that it was appointing Eric Cantor as vice chairman and managing director and that he would be elected to the Moelis & Company board of directors.[78]
Threats and campaign office incident
After the passage of the
Cantor also reported that he had received threatening e-mails related to the passage of the bill.[81] In March 2010, Norman Leboon was arrested for making threats against Cantor and his family.[82]
In 2011, Cantor received two threatening phone calls from Glendon Swift who left "screaming, profanity-laden messages [that] stated that he was going to destroy Cantor, rape his daughter and kill his wife." Swift was sentenced in April 2012 to 13 months in federal prison.[83]
Electoral history
Year | Democratic | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | Other | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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2000
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Warren A. Stewart | 94,935 | 33% | Eric Cantor | 192,652 | 67% | * | |||||||
2002
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Ben L. "Cooter" Jones
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49,854 | 30% | Eric Cantor | 113,658 | 69% | * | |||||||
2004
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(no candidate) | Eric Cantor | 230,765 | 75% | W. Brad Blanton | Independent
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74,325 | 24% | * | |||||
2006
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James M. Nachman
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88,206 | 34% | Eric Cantor | 163,706 | 64% | W. Brad Blanton | Independent
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4,213 | 2% | * | |||
2008
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Anita Hartke
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138,123 | 37% | Eric Cantor | 233,531 | 63% | ||||||||
2010
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Rick Waugh | 79,607 | 34% | Eric Cantor | 138,196 | 59% | Floyd Bayne | Independent Green | 15,164 | 6% | * | |||
2012
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E. Wayne Powell | 158,012 | 41% | Eric Cantor | 222,983 | 58% |
Personal life
Cantor met his wife, Diana Marcy Fine, on a blind date; and they were married in 1989.[12][28][87] They have three children, Evan, Jenna, and Michael.[88]
Diana Cantor is a lawyer,
See also
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External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Allison Hoffman: "The Gentleman From Virginia". Tablet Magazine, February 8, 2011
Media appearances
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Interview on BlogTalkRadio, August 2, 2008