Rebekah Henry
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| Republican Party | ||||
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| Congressman | ||||
| Began Present Office: 2010 | ||||
| Electoral District | 4th Congressional district | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Region and Superregion | Shenandoah, Appalachia | |||
| Previous Offices | none | |||
| Born | July 1, 1982 Petersburg, Virginia | |||
| Spouse | none | |||
| Religion | Baptist | |||
| Residence | Petersburg, Virginia | |||
| Occupation | Attorney | |||
| Education | University of Virginia School of Law; Dallas Theological Seminary; Liberty University | |||
Rebekah Patricia Henry (born July 1, 1982) is the United States Representative for the U.S. state of Virginia's 4th District congressional seat. She previously clerked for Judge Allyson Kay Duncan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Biographical
Rebekah Henry was born July 1, 1982 in Petersburg, Virginia. Her father, Robert Henry, worked as the curator of the United States Army Quartermaster Museum and her mother, Varina Henry (nee Davis) was an assistant principal at Petersburg High School. Rebekah was a precocious child, showing so much interest in school that her mother decided to leave her position at the high school to teach Rebekah. She began reading at age 4, started high school at age 12 and at 15 was ready for college. She attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, graduating at the top of the class of 2000, just prior to her 18th birthday. She earned a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion with a specialization in philosophy.
After finishing at Liberty, Rebekah enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary to pursue a Masters of Theology (Th. M.) in Bible Translation. Taking some time to savor the educational experience, she completed the program in the typical four years, finishing in 2004. While at seminary, she became acutely aware of the legal issues that face pastors, churches, and individual church members. She applied to and was accepted into the University of Virginia School of Law for the class entering in the fall of 2004.
In between her first and second years, she participated in the Blackstone Fellowship, a program directed by the Alliance Defense Fund. She graduated from UVA with high honors in the spring of 2007. Rebekah took and passed the July 2007 Virginia bar exam, after which she began a one-year clerkship with Allyson Kay Duncan of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
After her clerkship ended, she politely declined an offer from Williams Mullen in Richmond to run for election to Virginia's Fourth Congressional District in 2010. She won election easily in the heavily Republican district.
Rebekah left Congress in 2012 to move to New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project. She took a position as in-house counsel with C&S Wholesale Grocers in Keene.
| Election Result for U.S. House of Representatives Virginia's 4th District, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Rebekah Henry | Challenger | 58.3% | |||
| Democratic | Andrea Miller | Challenger | 40.6% | |||
U.S. Congress
Key Positions
Key Votes
Committee assignments
Appointed Vice Chair of the Committee on Appropriations and Government Regulations during her first term in the House.
Sponsored legislation
HR: 2 District Court Backlog Reduction Act of 2011 (passed House 59-24; passed Senate by unanimous consent; signed by President Magruder)
Constitutional Authority and Accountability Resolution
HR 8: Studying the Advance of Courtroom Technology Act of 2011 (passed House 75-6)
HR 22/S11: Education Improvement Tax Cut Act (passed House by unanimous consent; passed Senate 20-2; Signed by President Magruder)
ERISA Sunset Act (considered by Committee on Budget, Economy Labor and Infrastructure)
Criminal Standards for Criminal Penalties Act of 2012 (considered by Committee on the Judiciary)
