Gordon D. Fox

Gordon D. Fox DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Gordon D. FoxDEMDemocrat American politician
61
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21
Years of Experience
RIResidence (state)

Gordon Dennis Fox (born December 21, 1961) is an American attorney and politician from Providence, Rhode Island. He served formerly as the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, before resigning in disgrace. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the legislature in 1992. On June 11, 2015 Fox was sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges including bribery, fraud, and filing a false tax return.Fox was elected Speaker on February 11, 2010 as the first openly gay Rhode Island man to hold that office. Fox resigned from the Speakership on the evening of March 22, 2014 following an FBI raid on his Smith Hill office and his home on Providence's East Side. The FBI found Fox to have stolen $108,000 in campaign contributions and accepted $52,000 in bribes. He completed his sentence at Canaan U.S. Penitentiary in Waymart, Pennsylvania and was released in February, 2018.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Northeastern University School of Law
JD
1991
Rhode Island College
BA
1985
Providence College
Attended
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Representative
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
1993 - 2014
Speaker of the House
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
2010 - 2014
Majority Leader
Rhode Island State House of Representatives
2002 - 2010
Attorney
present
Other Experience1 - 22 of 22
Board Member
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Board Member
New England Board of Higher Education
Member
Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Rhode Island State Retirement Board
Member
Rhode Island Children's Crusade for Higher Education
Member
Rhode Island Black Lawyers Association
Member
Rhode Island Bar Association
Member
Mount Hope Neighborhood Association
Member
Mount Hope Learning Center
Member
Board of Trustees, Hospice Care of Rhode Island
Member
Board of Governors, Rhode Island for Higher Education
Member
Providence Performing Arts Center
Member
Summit Neighborhood Association
Treasurer
Genesis Center
Community Relations
Governor's Select Commission on Race and Police
1999 - Current
Member
Rhode Island Refunding Bond Authority
1999 - Current
Member
Rhode Island State Retirement Board
1997 - Current
Advisory Board Member
Rhode Island Justice Commission
1996 - Current
Member
Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Board
1994 - Current
Member
Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Committee
1993 - Current
Chair
Rhode Island Caucus of Minority State Legislators
Member
Governor’s Justice Commission
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