Eric Cantor

Eric Ivan Cantor born June 6 1963 is an American politician and lawyer who served as the US representative for Virginias 7th congressional district from 2001 until his resignation in 2014 A member of the Republican Party Cantor served as House minority whip from 2009 to 2011 and as House majority leader from 2011 to 2014 Prior to serving in the House of Representatives Cantor represented the 73rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2001 His congressional district included most of the northern and western sections of Richmond along with most of Richmonds western suburbs and until redistricting in 2013 also portions of the Shenandoah Valley In June 2014 in his bid for reelection Cantor lost the Republican primary to economics professor Dave Brat in a massive upset that greatly surprised political analysts In response Cantor announced his early resignation as House majority leader Several weeks later he announced his resignation from Congress which took effect on August 18 2014 Shortly thereafter Cantor accepted a position as vice chairman of investment bank Moelis Company At the time of his resignation Cantor was the highestranking Jewish member of Congress in its history and the only nonChristian Republican in either house Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Cantor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia