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{{Officeholder
|name=Jennifer Wexton
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Andrew Wexton
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Virginia
|district=10th
|terms=January 3, 2019 – present
|preceded=[[Barbara Comstock]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/state senator
|state=Virginia
|district=33rd
|terms=January 24, 2014 – January 3, 2019
|preceded=Mark Herring
|former=y
|succeeded=Jennifer Boysko
}}
}}
'''Jennifer Lynn Wexton''' (born May 27, 1968 (age {{age|1968|5|27}})) is a lawyer and [[left-wing]] [[Democrat]] currently representing [[Virginia]]'s 10th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Partially having cheated her way into the office, Wexton was criticized for faking support from police in a 2018 advertisement by phony "cops", one of which was her field director.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.rollcall.com/2018/06/01/top-comstock-challenger-criticized-for-fake-cops-in-ad/ Top Comstock Challenger Criticized for Fake Cops in Ad]
*[https://www.loudountimes.com/news/wexton-features-fake-cops-in-campaign-ad/article_0c0194ca-6832-11e8-8154-abd10facff09.html Wexton features fake cops in campaign ad]
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/wow-dem-candidate-jennifer-wexton-has-staffer-dress-as-cop-to-fake-police-support-in-new-ad-video/ WOW! Dem Candidate Jennifer Wexton Has Staffer Dress as Cop to Fake Police Support in New Ad (VIDEO)]</ref> She previously served in the state Senate from the 33rd district.
According to [[Leftist roots of Wikipedia|liberal Wikipedia]], Wexton is supposedly a "moderate Democrat".<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Wexton Jennifer Wexton - Wikipedia]</ref> [[On the Issues]] notes her to be a "Hard-Core Liberal".<ref name="Jennifer Wexton on the Issues">[https://www.ontheissues.org/VA/Jennifer_Wexton.htm Jennifer Wexton on the Issues]</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2018 election===
Wexton ran for and won election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in the [[2018 Midterms]], defeating [[establishment]] Republican then-representative [[Barbara Comstock]] by over ten points in an affluent district neighboring the D.C. [[swamp]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-house-district-10 Virginia Election Results: 10th House District]</ref> This was after Wexton attacked Comstock for voting in favor of the Trump agenda<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD-gV33R3iU "Trumpstock" - Jennifer Wexton for Congress]</ref> and the latter avoided embracing [[President Trump]], was noted after the election.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/11/07/trump-pins-down-8-republicans-who-resisted-his-help-lost-2018/ Trump Pins Down 8 Republicans Who Resisted His Help and Lost in 2018]</ref>
===Tenure===
Wexton voted in favor of the radical, [[far-left]] [[Equality Act]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/26388/67163/147013/equality-act#67163 HR 5 - Equality Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
On July 15, 2020, Wexton joined House [[Democrats]] in co-sponsoring a time-wasting resolution aimed at condemning [[Donald Trump]]'s "racist" remarks towards [[the Squad]], a group of four bigoted U.S. representatives.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/26760/67994/147013/condemning-president-trumps-racist-comments-directed-at-members-of-congress#67994 H Res 489 - Condemning President Trump's Racist Comments Directed at Members of Congress - National Key Vote]</ref> She previously defended the anti-Semitic [[Ilhan Omar]], a member of the group.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/wexton-defends-omar-trump-foreign-governments-trying-to-divide-us/ Wexton (D) Defends Omar: Trump, Foreign Governments ‘Trying to Divide Us’]</ref>
Rep. Wexton co-sponsored the impractical [[Lower Drug Costs Now Act]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27482/70425/147013/lower-drug-costs-now-act-of-2019#70425 HR 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - National Key Vote]</ref>
Wexton voted in favor of the sham impeachment resolutions brought against [[President Trump]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27483/70540/147013/impeaching-donald-john-trump-president-of-the-united-states-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors#70540 H Res 755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors - National Key Vote]</ref>
Rep. Wexton voted in favor of legislation to the remove the ratification deadline for the [[Equal Rights Amendment]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27614/71052/147013/removing-the-deadline-for-the-ratification-of-the-equal-rights-amendment#71052 H J Res 79 - Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment - National Key Vote]</ref>
==Political positions==
Wexton is a [[leftist]] who supports unrestricted abortion, [[gun control]], and [[free trade]].<ref name="Jennifer Wexton on the Issues"/>
Despite endorsing the [[Joe Biden's cognitive decline|cognitively dysfunctional]] [[Joe Biden]] on March 1, 2020 following the latter's victory in the South Carolina Democrat primary,<ref>Two references:
*[https://wtop.com/presidential-election/2020/03/va-rep-jennifer-wexton-endorses-joe-biden-after-south-carolina-primary-victory/ Va. Rep. Jennifer Wexton endorses Joe Biden after South Carolina primary victory]
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-wexton-endorses-joe-biden-before-virginia-primary/2020/03/01/8cf702d2-5be1-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html Rep. Wexton endorses Joe Biden before Virginia primary]</ref> Wexton broke from her much more [[liberal hypocrisy|hypocritical]] Democrat colleagues in calling for a sexual assault investigation into the former vice president amid credible allegations made by [[Tara Reade]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/06/democrat-jennifer-wexton-calls-for-sexual-assault-investigation-of-joe-biden/ Democrat Jennifer Wexton Calls for Sexual Assault Investigation of Joe Biden]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://jenniferwexton.com/ Campaign Website]
*[https://wexton.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Jennifer_Wexton Jennifer Wexton - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wexton, Jennifer}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Leftists]]
[[Category:Liberal Deceit]]
{{Democrat establishment}}
[[Category:116th United States Congress]]
|name=Jennifer Wexton
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Andrew Wexton
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Virginia
|district=10th
|terms=January 3, 2019 – present
|preceded=[[Barbara Comstock]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/state senator
|state=Virginia
|district=33rd
|terms=January 24, 2014 – January 3, 2019
|preceded=Mark Herring
|former=y
|succeeded=Jennifer Boysko
}}
}}
'''Jennifer Lynn Wexton''' (born May 27, 1968 (age {{age|1968|5|27}})) is a lawyer and [[left-wing]] [[Democrat]] currently representing [[Virginia]]'s 10th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Partially having cheated her way into the office, Wexton was criticized for faking support from police in a 2018 advertisement by phony "cops", one of which was her field director.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.rollcall.com/2018/06/01/top-comstock-challenger-criticized-for-fake-cops-in-ad/ Top Comstock Challenger Criticized for Fake Cops in Ad]
*[https://www.loudountimes.com/news/wexton-features-fake-cops-in-campaign-ad/article_0c0194ca-6832-11e8-8154-abd10facff09.html Wexton features fake cops in campaign ad]
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/wow-dem-candidate-jennifer-wexton-has-staffer-dress-as-cop-to-fake-police-support-in-new-ad-video/ WOW! Dem Candidate Jennifer Wexton Has Staffer Dress as Cop to Fake Police Support in New Ad (VIDEO)]</ref> She previously served in the state Senate from the 33rd district.
According to [[Leftist roots of Wikipedia|liberal Wikipedia]], Wexton is supposedly a "moderate Democrat".<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Wexton Jennifer Wexton - Wikipedia]</ref> [[On the Issues]] notes her to be a "Hard-Core Liberal".<ref name="Jennifer Wexton on the Issues">[https://www.ontheissues.org/VA/Jennifer_Wexton.htm Jennifer Wexton on the Issues]</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2018 election===
Wexton ran for and won election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in the [[2018 Midterms]], defeating [[establishment]] Republican then-representative [[Barbara Comstock]] by over ten points in an affluent district neighboring the D.C. [[swamp]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-house-district-10 Virginia Election Results: 10th House District]</ref> This was after Wexton attacked Comstock for voting in favor of the Trump agenda<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD-gV33R3iU "Trumpstock" - Jennifer Wexton for Congress]</ref> and the latter avoided embracing [[President Trump]], was noted after the election.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/11/07/trump-pins-down-8-republicans-who-resisted-his-help-lost-2018/ Trump Pins Down 8 Republicans Who Resisted His Help and Lost in 2018]</ref>
===Tenure===
Wexton voted in favor of the radical, [[far-left]] [[Equality Act]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/26388/67163/147013/equality-act#67163 HR 5 - Equality Act - National Key Vote]</ref>
On July 15, 2020, Wexton joined House [[Democrats]] in co-sponsoring a time-wasting resolution aimed at condemning [[Donald Trump]]'s "racist" remarks towards [[the Squad]], a group of four bigoted U.S. representatives.<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/26760/67994/147013/condemning-president-trumps-racist-comments-directed-at-members-of-congress#67994 H Res 489 - Condemning President Trump's Racist Comments Directed at Members of Congress - National Key Vote]</ref> She previously defended the anti-Semitic [[Ilhan Omar]], a member of the group.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/wexton-defends-omar-trump-foreign-governments-trying-to-divide-us/ Wexton (D) Defends Omar: Trump, Foreign Governments ‘Trying to Divide Us’]</ref>
Rep. Wexton co-sponsored the impractical [[Lower Drug Costs Now Act]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27482/70425/147013/lower-drug-costs-now-act-of-2019#70425 HR 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 - National Key Vote]</ref>
Wexton voted in favor of the sham impeachment resolutions brought against [[President Trump]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27483/70540/147013/impeaching-donald-john-trump-president-of-the-united-states-for-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors#70540 H Res 755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors - National Key Vote]</ref>
Rep. Wexton voted in favor of legislation to the remove the ratification deadline for the [[Equal Rights Amendment]].<ref>[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27614/71052/147013/removing-the-deadline-for-the-ratification-of-the-equal-rights-amendment#71052 H J Res 79 - Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment - National Key Vote]</ref>
==Political positions==
Wexton is a [[leftist]] who supports unrestricted abortion, [[gun control]], and [[free trade]].<ref name="Jennifer Wexton on the Issues"/>
Despite endorsing the [[Joe Biden's cognitive decline|cognitively dysfunctional]] [[Joe Biden]] on March 1, 2020 following the latter's victory in the South Carolina Democrat primary,<ref>Two references:
*[https://wtop.com/presidential-election/2020/03/va-rep-jennifer-wexton-endorses-joe-biden-after-south-carolina-primary-victory/ Va. Rep. Jennifer Wexton endorses Joe Biden after South Carolina primary victory]
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-wexton-endorses-joe-biden-before-virginia-primary/2020/03/01/8cf702d2-5be1-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html Rep. Wexton endorses Joe Biden before Virginia primary]</ref> Wexton broke from her much more [[liberal hypocrisy|hypocritical]] Democrat colleagues in calling for a sexual assault investigation into the former vice president amid credible allegations made by [[Tara Reade]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/06/democrat-jennifer-wexton-calls-for-sexual-assault-investigation-of-joe-biden/ Democrat Jennifer Wexton Calls for Sexual Assault Investigation of Joe Biden]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://jenniferwexton.com/ Campaign Website]
*[https://wexton.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Jennifer_Wexton Jennifer Wexton - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wexton, Jennifer}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Leftists]]
[[Category:Liberal Deceit]]
{{Democrat establishment}}
[[Category:116th United States Congress]]