- Born
- Birth nameEric Ivan Cantor
- Eric Cantor is a former American politician and lawyer who served as the United States representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district from 2001 until 2014. As a member of the Republican Party, he became House Majority Leader when the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011. He previously served as House Minority Whip from 2009 until 2011.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseDiane Fine(1989 - present) (3 children)
- Only Republican representative of the Jewish faith in the U.S. House of Representatives as of 2008.
- Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Virginia (January 3, 2001 - present).
- U.S. House minority whip (2009 - 2011).
- Worked for over a decade with his family's small business doing legal work and real estate development.
- Graduated from the Colgate School in 1981, earned a bachelor at George Washington University (where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity) in 1985 and a juris doctor degree from William & Mary Law School in 1988 and received a master of science degree from Columbia University in 1989.
- It is time for us to insist that we are accountable for the money that we are spending.
- The American people expect us to do what they are doing. It's tightening the belt, it's learning how to do more with less. That's a reality today, and we've got to do that in order to get the private sector growing.
- We know that appropriators will fight these cutbacks. Byt by eliminating earmarks, we can stop the horse trading that grows agency budgets.
- Too often in Washington, opposing sides don't speak to one another. The best way to find solutions and common ground is to build personal relationships based on trust. No one in Washington understands this better than Joe Biden.His list of accomplishments is impressive, but most impressive to me is his ability to build bridges, bring people together and get things done.
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