Eric Cantor is a results-oriented leader in Congress who is committed to helping solve problems for America's families. He has developed a broad range of innovative solutions to promote free markets, economic growth, job creation and national security. Eric has earned a reputation as a strategic thinker and ideas-driven conservative. The Weekly Standard featured him as an emerging leader among an impressive group of "Young Guns of the House GOP." Congressional Quarterly has described him as the GOPs communicator, rainmaker and consensus builder. In Congress, Eric has worked to lower taxes, eliminate excessive regulation, strengthen small businesses, and encourage entrepreneurship. He was the chief sponsor of a bill to make permanent the slashed individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends, rewarding entrepreneurs, retirees and investors with the ability to create more opportunity for their families and jobs for our communities. He has long been a key player in health care, fighting for greater choice for families. He authored the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of , which made it easier for families to save for their health care needs through Health Savings Accounts. The legislation became law in late . Eric also co-authored the New York Times best-selling book, Young Guns A New Generation of Conservative Leaders, with Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Paul Ryan. Eric is a lifelong resident of the Richmond area, where he got his start in politics as a driver for his predecessor Congressman Tom Bliley. Eric received his law degree from The College of William and Mary and his master's degree from Columbia University in New York. Eric and his wife, Diana, reside in Richmond, Virginia. They have three children Evan, a recent graduate of The University of Virginia Jenna, a junior at the University of Michigan and Michael, in his first year at The University of Virginia.read more ...read less ...
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